Sandra Pupatello
| Sandra Pupatello | |
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| Chair of Hydro One | |
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In office 2014–2015 |
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| Preceded by | James Arnett |
| Succeeded by | David Denison |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Piruzza |
| Constituency | Windsor West |
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In office 1995–1999 |
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| Preceded by | George Dadamo |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Windsor—Sandwich |
| Personal details | |
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Sandra Pizzolitto October 6, 1962 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Bennett |
| Residence | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Sandra Pupatello (born October 6, 1962) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, serving as a Minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty. She did not run in the 2011 provincial election and took a position as director of business and global markets at PricewaterhouseCoopers. On November 8, 2012, Pupatello announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Ontario. On January 26, 2013, she lost to Kathleen Wynne on the third and final ballot. Afterwards, she reportedly declined an offer to join Wynne's cabinet, instead returning to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Pupatello served as chair of Hydro One from 2014 to 2015.
Pupatello is married to Jim Bennett, a former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party.
Pupatello was born Sandra Pizzolitto in Windsor, Ontario. She became politically active by campaigning for Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Herb Gray in the 1970s. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor (1986). She remained in the city after her graduation, serving as general manager of the city's Rotary Club and executive director of the Essex County Kidney Foundation of Canada. She was also a board member of the Windsor Regional Hospital and Windsor Regional Children's Centre, and was president of the Fogolar Furlan Club. Pupatello was named "Italian of the Year" for Windsor-Essex County in 1996, received the Charlie Clark Award for Outstanding Service from the University of Windsor in 2001, and was named "Windsor Woman of the Year" in 2003.
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