Kellie Leitch
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The Honourable Kellie Leitch PC MP OOnt |
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Leitch in 2014
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| Minister of Labour | |
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In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Lisa Raitt |
| Succeeded by | MaryAnn Mihychuk |
| Minister responsible for Status of Women | |
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In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Succeeded by | Patty Hajdu |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Simcoe—Grey |
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Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Helena Guergis |
| Personal details | |
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Khristinn Kellie Leitch July 30, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative (Ontario) |
| Residence | Creemore, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater |
Queen's University University of Toronto (M.D.) Dalhousie University (M.B.A.) |
| Profession | Orthopaedic paediatric surgeon; professor |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | kellieworks |
Khristinn Kellie Leitch, PC OOnt MP (born July 30, 1970), is a Conservative MP in the Canadian House of Commons and former surgeon. She was first elected in 2011, succeeding Member of Parliament Helena Guergis who was dismissed from the Conservative Party caucus. Following her election, Leitch was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. On July 15, 2013, Prime Minister Harper named Leitch Minister of Labour and Minister for the Status of Women. She served in Cabinet until the defeat of the Conservative government in the 2015 federal election. Leitch declared her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party on April 6, 2016.
Leitch was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of Eleanor Lynne (Conway) and Kelburne "Kit" McNabb Leitch, who owned and operated a construction company. She was raised a Catholic, and still practises the religion. She graduated from Queen's University in 1991 with an undergraduate degree. She earned her MD from the University of Toronto in 1994, MBA from Dalhousie University in 1998, and completed the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program in 2001 at the University of Toronto. She became a fellow of clinical paediatric orthopaedics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California in 2002.
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