Elizabeth Witmer

Elizabeth Witmer
Witmer in 1996
Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
Incumbent
Assumed office April 27, 2012
Preceded by	Steve Mahoney
7th Deputy Premier of Ontario
In office April 15, 2002 – October 22, 2003
Premier	Ernie Eves
Preceded by	Jim Flaherty
Succeeded by	George Smitherman (2006)
Ontario MPP
In office 1999–2012
Preceded by	New riding
Succeeded by	Catherine Fife
Constituency	Kitchener—Waterloo
In office 1990–1999
Preceded by	Herb Epp
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Constituency	Waterloo North
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Gosar (1946-10-16) October 16, 1946 (age 77) Schiedam, Netherlands
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario Althouse College of Education University of Waterloo
Profession	Teacher

Elizabeth Witmer OOnt (née Gosar; born October 16, 1946) is a former Deputy Premier of Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until 2012, representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

In 2012, she was appointed as chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.