Leeanna Pendergast
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Leeanna Pendergast is a Canadian
politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
in the 2007 provincial election
, representing the riding
of Kitchener—Conestoga
. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Pendergast, a teacher and vice-principal, was born and raised in Kitchener
. She currently lives in Conestogo
, just outside of Kitchener, with her family.
Pendergast has worked at numerous high schools in the region, serving as the vice-principal of four schools and as an education consultant for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Pendergast has helped develop various programs for youth in Kitchener, including the Safe Schools Initiative and the Breakfast Program for Needy Students. She has also chaired the Education Foundation golf classic, raising money for literacy and numeracy initiatives.
Pendergast obtained a BA from the University of Waterloo. She has also studied at the University of Toronto and at Oxford University in England, receiving numerous degrees including a MA, BEd and MEd.
Pendergast and her husband, Richard, have lived in Conestogo for over 15 years with their sons, Adam, Alexander and Benjamin.
On October 30, 2007, she was named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues
, Deb Matthews
.
On September 11, 2009, Pendergast was named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education. She is the Co-Chair of the Working Group on Financial Literacy tasked with submitting a report to the Curriculum Council with recommendations on how to seamlessly integrate financial literacy into the Ontario curriculum from Grades 4 to 12.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
in the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, representing the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Kitchener—Conestoga
Kitchener—Conestoga (provincial electoral district)
Kitchener—Conestoga is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election...
. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Pendergast, a teacher and vice-principal, was born and raised in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. She currently lives in Conestogo
Conestogo, Ontario
Conestogo is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Region.The community is located at the junction of the Grand and Conestogo Rivers....
, just outside of Kitchener, with her family.
Pendergast has worked at numerous high schools in the region, serving as the vice-principal of four schools and as an education consultant for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Pendergast has helped develop various programs for youth in Kitchener, including the Safe Schools Initiative and the Breakfast Program for Needy Students. She has also chaired the Education Foundation golf classic, raising money for literacy and numeracy initiatives.
Pendergast obtained a BA from the University of Waterloo. She has also studied at the University of Toronto and at Oxford University in England, receiving numerous degrees including a MA, BEd and MEd.
Pendergast and her husband, Richard, have lived in Conestogo for over 15 years with their sons, Adam, Alexander and Benjamin.
On October 30, 2007, she was named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues
Ontario Women's Directorate
The Ontario Women's Directorate is a government agency under the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration responsible for women's issues, specifically: violence against women and economic independence....
, Deb Matthews
Deb Matthews
Deborah Drake Matthews, Ph.D. is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London North Centre for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is currently the province's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in the government of...
.
On September 11, 2009, Pendergast was named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education. She is the Co-Chair of the Working Group on Financial Literacy tasked with submitting a report to the Curriculum Council with recommendations on how to seamlessly integrate financial literacy into the Ontario curriculum from Grades 4 to 12.