New Minister of Education
Posted : January 19,2010
News Category : External News
For those of you who don't know MPP Leona Dombrowsky, here are a few key points about her background.
· Since 2007 she has represented the riding of Prince-Edward Hastings.
· From 1999 to 2007 she was the MPP for Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington
· Prior to her appointment as Minister of Education, Ms. Dombrowsky was Minister
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
· She has also served as the Minister of the Environment.
· Prior to entering provincial politics, Mrs. Dombrowsky was a school trustee. In 1985,
she was elected to the Hastings and Prince Edward Roman Catholic
School Board and served as board chair from 1991-1996.
· During her term as school trustee, she was a member of the Advisory Committee of the EQAO.
ETFO's connection to Mrs. Dombrowsky goes back to when she was an Opposition critic for Children's Services between 1999 and 2003 and we met with her regarding child care issues as well as issues more directly connected to our membership.
The ETFO Limestone and Hastings-Prince Edward Hastings locals also have had a working relationship with Mrs. Dombrowsky during her term in office and provided considerable support to her last election bid.