Daiene G. Vernile (born July 1, 1960) is a former politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. She was a
Liberal member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of
Kitchener Centre. She was a member of cabinet in the government of
Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen O'Day Wynne ( ; born May 21, 1953) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. She was Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), member of provinci ...
.
Background
Prior to her election to the legislature, Vernile was a television journalist for
CKCO-TV. She lives in
Kitchener, Ontario
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with her husband John. They have three children.
Politics
She ran in the
2014 provincial election as the
Liberal candidate in the riding of
Kitchener Centre. She defeated
Progressive Conservative candidate and former
MPP Wayne Wettlaufer by 6,913 votes.
In June 2014, she was appointed as
Parliamentary Assistant
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to the
Minister of Research and Innovation.
On January 17, 2018, Vernile was sworn into cabinet as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
She was defeated by
NDP candidate
Laura Mae Lindo in the
2018 provincial election.
Cabinet positions
Electoral record
References
External links
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1961 births
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Canadian television reporters and correspondents
Canadian women television journalists
CTV Television Network people
Journalists from Ontario
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Politicians from Kitchener, Ontario
Women MPPs in Ontario
Women government ministers of Canada