Kathleen Wynne chosen as new premier of Ontario

Former Liberal cabinet minister Kathleen Wynne is officially the first woman to be elected premier of Ontario, as reported by The Guardian.

With her victory, Ontario is now the fifth province to be lead by a woman. Wynne is also the first openly gay leader of a Canadian province.

In her victory speech on Sunday, Wynne invited opposing leaders to work with her to continue improving the well being of the Ontario public.

Wynne replaces former minister Dalton McGuinty, who stepped down as Liberal party leader and Ontario’s premier in October 2012.

Flickr Photo by: Ontario Chamber of Commerce

STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART