Catherine McKenney
Catherine McKenney | |
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McKenney in 2022 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Harden |
| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Diane Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Ariel Troster |
| Constituency | Somerset Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1961 Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario New Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Catharine Vandelinde (m. circa 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Centretown West |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa (BSocSc, 1993) |
| Website | https://www.mckenney2022.ca/ at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-01-26) |
Catherine McKenney MPP (born June 3, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent Ottawa Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2025 provincial election. McKenney previously served on Ottawa City Council from 2014 to 2022, and ran to be the mayor of Ottawa in the 2022 Ottawa election, placing second.
McKenney was elected to represent Somerset Ward in 2014, they were re-elected in 2018 and ran to be mayor of Ottawa in 2022, placing second to Mark Sutcliffe. McKenney was elected to be the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Ottawa Centre in the 2025 Ontario general election. Before running for office, they worked as an advisor and political staffer.