Deborah Grey
Deborah Grey | |
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Grey in 2014 | |
| Acting Chairman of the Security Intelligence Review Committee | |
| In office January 24, 2014 – May 1, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Chuck Strahl |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Blais |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office March 27, 2000 – September 10, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Preston Manning |
| Succeeded by | Stockwell Day |
| Interim Leader of the Canadian Alliance | |
| In office March 27, 2000 – July 8, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Preston Manning (as Leader of the Reform Party) |
| Succeeded by | Stockwell Day |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton North (Beaver River; 1989–1997) | |
| In office March 13, 1989 – June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | John Dahmer (1988) |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deborah Cleland Grey July 1, 1952 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Reform (1989–2000) Canadian Alliance (2000–2001, 2002–2003) Democratic Representative Caucus (2001–2002) |
| Spouse | Lewis Larson (m. 1993) |
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Deborah Cleland Grey (born July 1, 1952) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Official Opposition in 2000, from March to September. Grey was elected to the House of Commons in 1989, serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Beaver River until 1997 and MP for Edmonton North until 2004. Grey was a member of the Reform Party. When Reform merged with the Canadian Alliance in 2000, she served as the interim party leader, making her the first woman to serve as leader of the Opposition. She currently serves on the advisory board of the Leaders' Debates Commission.