Tracy MacCharles
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The Honourable Tracy MacCharles |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Pickering—Scarborough East |
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Assumed office October 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Arthurs |
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| Born | 1963 (age 53–54) West Hill, Toronto |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen Little |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Pickering, Ontario |
| Profession | Human resources |
Tracy MacCharles (born c. 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. She represents the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East. She is a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
MacCharles was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario. She went to Brock University where she obtained a degree in Business and Public Administration. She worked in human resources management in various roles including Vice President of Human Resources at Manulife Financial. She was chair of the Ontario Accessibility Standards Advisory Council and was a member of the Durham Board of Education’s Special Education Advisory Committee.
She lives in Pickering with her husband Stephen Little and their two children.
MacCharles ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East. She defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Kevin Gaudet by 5,168 votes. She was easily re-elected in the 2014 election defeating Gaudet again, this time by 10,505 votes.
On November 10, 2011, MacCharles was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services. On February 11, 2013 she was sworn in as Minister of Consumer Services under new Premier Kathleen Wynne. On June 24, 2014 she was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Services as well as Minister responsible for Women's Issues.
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