Lisa Gretzky
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Lisa Gretzky | |
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| Deputy House Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office July 13, 2022 | |
| Leader | Marit Stiles |
| Critic, Mental Health and Addictions | |
| Assumed office July 13, 2022 | |
| Leader | Peter Tabuns (interim) |
| Critic, Community and Social Services | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Critic, Community Safety and Correctional Services | |
| In office June 25, 2014 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Windsor West | |
| Assumed office June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Teresa Piruzza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1971 |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Spouse | Tyler Gretzky |
| Relations | Wayne Gretzky (Cousin-in-law) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Event planner |
Lisa Gretzky (born January 19, 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, 2022, and 2025. She represents the riding of Windsor West.
She is the cousin-in-law of Wayne Gretzky through her husband Tyler Gretzky.[1]
Politics
Gretzky was elected as a school trustee in 2008 for the Greater Essex County District School Board.[2] She was elected as vice-chair in 2012.[3]
Gretzky ran in the 2014 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Windsor West. She defeated Liberal incumbent Teresa Piruzza by 1,042 votes.[4][5]
She was the party's critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, but as of March 23, 2015, she served as the party's critic for Education.[6][7] As of September 7, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Mental Health and Addiction, and Poverty and Homelessness Reduction.