Lisa Raitt

Lisa Raitt

Lisa Raitt PC , MP (* May 7, 1968 as Lisa MacCormack in Sydney, Nova Scotia ) is a politician of the Conservative Party of Canada , who served as Minister of Natural Resources from 2008 to 2010, Minister of Labor from 2010 to 2013 and Minister of Transport from 2013 to 2015 28th Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper was.

Life

After attending school, Lisa Raitt completed an undergraduate degree at Saint Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor (B.Sc.) and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) from the University of Guelph . She completed another law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). She then worked as a lawyer specializing in private property, commercial disputes and arbitration in maritime law.

She then worked as a business manager such as legal advisor and harbor master at the Port Authority of Toronto TPA (Toronto Port Authority) . Most recently she was President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Toronto Port Authority.

As a candidate of the Conservative Party, she was first elected to the House of Commons in the election of October 14, 2008 in the constituency of Halton and was a member of it until she was voted out in the 2019 election .

Less than two weeks after her election, Lisa Raitt was appointed Minister of Natural Resources to the 28th Canadian Cabinet by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on October 30, 2008, and took over as Minister of Labor on January 19, 2010 after a cabinet reshuffle. As such, she was also Vice-Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Prosperity from May 18, 2011 to July 14, 2013.

After another cabinet reshuffle, she served as Minister of Transport in the Harper Cabinet from July 15, 2013 to November 3, 2015, and was thus responsible for Transport Canada .

Web links and sources

• Lisa Raitt - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
• Entry on the homepage of the House of Commons (page accessed September 25, 2014)
• Biography on the website of the Ministry of Transport (access on September 25, 2014)
• Entry on the Conservative Party homepage (accessed on September 25, 2014)
• Private homepage (accessed on September 25, 2014)
• Canadian Ministries at rulers.org