Lisa Raitt

Lisa Raitt
Raitt in 2017
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
July 24, 2017 – October 21, 2019
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byLeona Alleslev
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
July 20, 2017 – November 28, 2019
PresidentScott Lamb
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byLeona Alleslev
Shadow Minister of Finance
In office
November 20, 2015 – October 15, 2016
LeaderRona Ambrose
ShadowingBill Morneau
Preceded byNathan Cullen
Succeeded byGerard Deltell
Minister of Transport
In office
July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byMarc Garneau
Minister of Labour
In office
January 19, 2010 – July 15, 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byRona Ambrose
Succeeded byKellie Leitch
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byGary Lunn
Succeeded byChristian Paradis
Member of Parliament
for Milton
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byAdam van Koeverden
Member of Parliament
for Halton
In office
October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byGarth Turner
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Personal details
Born
Lisa Sarah MacCormack

(1968-05-07) May 7, 1968 (age 56)
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)David Raitt (m. 1990s, divorced 2009)
Bruce Wood (m. 2016)[1]
Children2
Alma materSt. Francis Xavier University (BSc)
University of Guelph (MSc)
Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • administrator
  • politician
  • banker

Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt PC (born May 7, 1968) is a former Canadian politician who served as a federal Cabinet minister and member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, Raitt was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 election, representing Halton. Shortly after her election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named her minister of natural resources, holding the role until 2010, when she became minister of labour. In 2013, she became minister of transport, remaining in the role until the Conservatives were defeated by the Liberal Party in the 2015 election. Raitt was re-elected in the newly formed riding of Milton. She contested the Conservative leadership in 2017, losing to Andrew Scheer, who made her deputy party leader and deputy opposition leader, a role she would hold until she was defeated in the 2019 election. Since leaving politics, she has been the vice chair of Global Investment Banking at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

  1. ^ Burke, Ashley (February 27, 2016). "MPs looking for work-family balance may say goodbye to Friday sittings". CBC News.