Penny Collenette

Penny Collenette
Liberal Party of Canada nominee for
House of Commons of Canada, Ottawa Centre
Election date
October 14, 2008
Incumbent Paul Dewar
Personal details
Born (1950-05-20) May 20, 1950
Oakville, Ontario
Citizenship Canada
Political party Liberal Party of Canada
Spouse(s) David Collenette
Profession lawyer
Honors Order of Ontario (2013)
Website http://www.pennycollenette.ca/

Penny Collenette (born May 20, 1950 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer, professor and political figure of the Liberal Party of Canada, and member of the Order of Ontario.

The wife of former Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister David Collenette,[1] she sought, and won, the 2008 Liberal nomination over community activist and businessman Scott Bradley for the riding of Ottawa Centre, which was held by Paul Dewar of the New Democratic Party.[2] She came in second to Dewar in the election.[3]

She was vice-chair of the human rights committee for Liberal International in 1987, and director of volunteers for Jean Chrétien’s leadership race in 1984 and campaign director in the successful 1990 bid, as well as national director and director of legal services for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1993 election.[4] She was subsequently named Director of Appointments for the Prime Minister's office, making hundreds of appointments over four years on the job.[5]

In 2013, Collenette was admitted to the Order of Ontario for her work in ethics and human rights.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Penny Collenette to seek nomination in Ottawa Centre". Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Penny Collenette: Your Ottawa Centre Federal Liberal Candidate". Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  3. ↑ "FORTIETH GENERAL ELECTION 2008 — Poll-by-poll results - ONTARIO - Ottawa Centre". Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Penny Collenette appointed Executive-in-Residence at the University of Ottawa" (Press release). Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ The Canadian Press (2014-01-23). "David Cronenberg, Paul Henderson among those named to Order of Ontario".
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