Lisa Thompson (politician)


Lisa M. Thompson is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2011. She represents the riding of Huron—Bruce as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, and currently serves as Minister of Government and Consumer Services in the government of Doug Ford, previously serving as the Minister of Education.

Background

Thompson was born in Wingham, Ontario. She is a graduate of the University of Guelph. Prior to her election as an MPP, she worked as the general manager of The Ontario Dairy Goat Cooperative, and as a Rural Community Advisor for OMAFRA. She lives near Teeswater, Ontario with her husband Dennis.

Politics

Thompson ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Huron—Bruce. She defeated Liberal incumbent Carol Mitchell by 4,479 votes. She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Colleen Schenk by 3,882 votes, and in the 2018 provincial election, defeating Jan Johnstone of the NDP by 12,320 votes
She has served as the party's critic for Environment and Climate Change, critic for Energy and critic for Small Business and Red Tape.
In February 2017, she was appointed as the PC party's Critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and Critic for International Trade.
In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli, Thompson was chosen as the party's new caucus chair.
Following the 2018 provincial election, Lisa Thompson was named Minister of Education in Premier Doug Ford's cabinet. On June 20, 2019, she was reassigned as Minister of Government and Consumer Services.

Electoral record

Cabinet Positions