Leona Dombrowsky
| Leona Dombrowsky | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 2007–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ernie Parsons |
| Succeeded by | Todd Smith |
| Constituency | Prince Edward—Hastings |
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In office 1999–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Danford |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |
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| Born |
April 29, 1957 Belleville, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
Leona Dombrowsky (born April 29, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2011 who represented the ridings of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Hastings. She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Dombrowsky was born in Belleville, Ontario and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1979. She was elected as a Catholic School trustee on the Hastings-Prince Edward Separate School Board in 1985, and served as its Chair from 1991 to 1996. In 1998, she was elected to the amalgamated Algonquin-Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. She was also a Director of the Ontario Catholic Trustees Association during this period, and served on the Tweed Parks & Recreation Committee from 1991 to 1997. As of 2012, she serves as a justice of the peace.
Dombrowsky was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999, as a Liberal in the rural riding of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington (which surrounds the city of Kingston, Ontario) defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Harry Danford by about 2,000 votes. The election was won by the Progressive Conservatives; despite her lack of experience, Dombrowsky soon emerged as a prominent voice in the opposition benches, serving as Official Opposition Critic for Community, Family and Children's Services and Deputy House Leader.
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