Christina Gray

Christina Gray
MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Sohail Quadri
Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2, 2016
Personal details
Born	(1978-11-01) November 1, 1978 Edmonton, Alberta
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation	Software Development Project Manager

Christina Gray (born November 1, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods. She had previously stood for election in Alberta general election, 2008 for the same party and in the same district.

On February 2, 2016 she was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal.

In the first session (2015) of the 29th Alberta Legislature Gray was appointed as Chair of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Following her elevation to Cabinet she no longer holds these roles. Instead, as Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal, Gray will now be the Minister receiving the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee's final report, once the committee's work is completed.

Electoral history

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Christina Gray	9,927	64.8%
	Progressive Conservative	Sohail Quadri	2,931	19.1%
	Wildrose	Baljit Sall	1,436	9.4%
	Liberal	Roberto Maglalang	842	5.5%
	Independent	Aura Leddy	129	0.8%
	Communist	Naomi Rankin	43	0.3%

2008 general election

Alberta general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Carl Benito	4,752	43.87%
	Liberal	Weslyn Mather	3,996	36.89%
	New Democratic	Christina Gray	1,474	13.61%
	Wildrose Alliance	Robert Leddy	320	2.95%
	Green	David Hruska	290	2.68%