Elizabeth Witmer
| Elizabeth Witmer | |
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| Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board |
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Assumed office April 27, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Mahoney |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2012 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Fife |
| Constituency | Kitchener—Waterloo |
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In office 1990–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Herb Epp |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Waterloo North |
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| Born |
Elizabeth Gosar October 16, 1946 Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater |
University of Western Ontario Althouse College of Education University of Waterloo |
| Profession | Teacher |
Elizabeth Witmer (née Gosar; born October 16, 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until 2012, representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
In 2012, she was appointed as chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.
Witmer was born in Schiedam, Netherlands. She moved with her family to Ontario at a young age. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario, and later attended the Althouse College of Education. She did postgraduate work at the University of Waterloo. Witmer worked as a secondary school teacher from 1968 to 1980, in West Lorne, London and Guelph. She was named the "Kitchener-Waterloo Woman of the Year" in 1968.
Witmer began her political career as a school trustee, serving on the Waterloo County Board of Education from 1980 to 1990; she became its chair in 1984. She ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 election, but was defeated by Ontario Liberal Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Herb Epp in Waterloo North.
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