Christina Gray
| Christina Gray | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods | |
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Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sohail Quadri |
| Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal | |
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Assumed office February 2, 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 1, 1978 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Software Development Project Manager |
Christina Gray (born November 1, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods.[1] She had previously stood for election in Alberta general election, 2008 for the same party and in the same district.
On February 2, 2016 she was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal.[2]
In the first session (2015) of the 29th Alberta Legislature Gray was appointed as Chair of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Following her elevation to Cabinet she no longer holds these roles. Instead, as Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal, Gray will now be the Minister receiving the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee's final report, once the committee's work is completed. [3]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Christina Gray | 9,927 | 64.8% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sohail Quadri | 2,931 | 19.1% | |||||
| Wildrose | Baljit Sall | 1,436 | 9.4% | |||||
| Liberal | Roberto Maglalang | 842 | 5.5% | |||||
| Independent | Aura Leddy | 129 | 0.8% | |||||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 43 | 0.3% | |||||
2008 general election
| Alberta general election, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carl Benito | 4,752 | 43.87% | |||||
| Liberal | Weslyn Mather | 3,996 | 36.89% | |||||
| New Democratic | Christina Gray | 1,474 | 13.61% | |||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Robert Leddy | 320 | 2.95% | |||||
| Green | David Hruska | 290 | 2.68% | |||||