Elizabeth Witmer
Elizabeth Witmer | |
|---|---|
Witmer in 1996 | |
| Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board | |
| In office April 27, 2012 – January 26, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Mahoney |
| 7th Deputy Premier of Ontario | |
| In office April 15, 2002 – October 22, 2003 | |
| Premier | Ernie Eves |
| Preceded by | Jim Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | George Smitherman (2006) |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1999–2012 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Fife |
| Constituency | Kitchener—Waterloo |
| In office 1990–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Herb Epp |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Waterloo North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Gosar October 16, 1946 Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario Althouse College of Education University of Waterloo |
| Profession | Teacher |
Elizabeth Witmer OOnt (née Gosar; born October 16, 1946) is a former Deputy Premier of Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until 2012, representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
In 2012, she was appointed as chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.