Kellie Leitch
- January 18, 2024
- Member Of Parliament
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Kellie Leitch Biography
| Birthday | Jul 30 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
Kellie Leitch is one of the most popular and richest Member Of Parliament who was born on July 30, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Leitch was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of Eleanor Lynne (Conway) and Kelburne “Kit” McNabb Leitch, who owned and operated a construction company. She was raised a Catholic, and still practises the religion. She graduated from Queen’s University in 1991 with an undergraduate degree. She earned her MD from the University of Toronto in 1994, MBA from Dalhousie University in 1998, and completed the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program in 2001 at the University of Toronto. She became a fellow of clinical paediatric orthopaedics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California in 2002.
Leitch served as chair of the expert panel for the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit in 2006, which made recommendations to Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, regarding the best ways to implement this tax credit designed to encourage health and fitness among Canadian children. In 2008, Leitch authored the report entitled Reaching for the Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth. The report is a “call to action” for government and industry on key issues affecting Canadian children and youth.
Khristinn Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCSC (born July 30, 1970) is a former Canadian politician and surgeon who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe—Grey from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. She was first elected in the 2011 federal election, succeeding Member of Parliament Helena Guergis who was dismissed from the Conservative Party caucus. Following her election, Leitch was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. On July 15, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Leitch Minister of Labour and Minister for the Status of Women. She served in Cabinet until the defeat of the Conservative government in the 2015 federal election. Leitch ran in the 2017 contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party. On January 23, 2018, Leitch announced that she would not be seeking re-election for the 43rd Canadian federal election and would return to being a full-time surgeon.
Kellie Leitch Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Member Of Parliament |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kellie is one of the richest Member Of Parliament from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kellie Leitch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
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As part of the February 2014 budget, Leitch announced a $25 million plan to address violence against aboriginal women and girls.
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Kellie Ranked on the list of most popular Member Of Parliament. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Kellie Leitch celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.
On October 2, 2015, during the general election, Leitch and then-Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander announced a Royal Canadian Mounted Police “tip line” where Canadians could report “barbaric cultural practices”, which, along with the niqab issue, was widely viewed as an attempt to keep cultural and immigration issues at the forefront of the election campaign. Leitch later expressed regret in her involvement of the “barbaric cultural practices tip line”. However, in an interview, on the statement the tip line “is a good idea but wasn’t communicated as effectively as it could be to the public” she characterised it as being “absolutely correct”.