• Source: Leona Alleslev

      • Leona Alleslev-Krofchak (born March 16, 1968) is a Canadian politician and former military officer who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She was elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election, and crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in 2018, citing disagreements with the Liberal government over their handling of economic and foreign affairs. On October 21, 2019, she was re-elected as a Conservative. Alleslev was defeated in the 2021 federal election.
      Alleslev was a candidate in the 2022 Conservative leadership election. On December 15, 2024, Alleslev announced she would be seeking the nomination for the federal Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district).


      Political career




      = Member of Parliament

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      Alleslev was elected as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 federal election, in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in September 2018.
      After being re-elected as a Conservative following the 2019 election, Andrew Scheer appointed Alleslev as the deputy Opposition leader and deputy Conservative leader.
      On July 12, 2020, Alleslev announced that she was stepping down as Deputy Leader. Alleslev expressed her interest in engaging in one of the leadership campaigns in the 2020 leadership race. On July 13, 2020, she endorsed Peter MacKay to be the next Conservative leader. Peter MacKay's campaign claims it did not cut a deal with her to get her endorsement and Alleslev stated that "My loyalty can’t be bought, it must be earned". She was succeeded as deputy leader by Candice Bergen.


      = 2022 Conservative leadership election

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      On March 24, 2022, Alleslev announced that she would be contesting the leadership election of the Conservative Party.
      On April 29, she withdrew from the contest after being unable to come up with the $300,000 registration fee.
      2024 FORMER MP, AIR FORCE OFFICER, SEEKS KINGSTON AND THE ISLANDS CONSERVATIVE NOMINATION.
      December 14, 2024
      Kingston, ON – Leona Alleslev, Former Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and Canada’s
      Conservatives, will seek the Conservative Nomination for Kingston and The Islands.
      Leona Alleslev, an executive leader, entrepreneur, and former air force officer served as a Member of Parliament for 6 years. She has deep ties to Kingston, having lived in the city in her youth, and having graduated from RMC.
      During her years in the House of Commons, Leona served as Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
      Leona also held the positions of Shadow Cabinet Minister for Foreign Affairs and Global Security; Chair of Canada’s delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and as a member of a number of House of Commons committees, including citizenship and immigration, defence and foreign affairs as well as the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.
      Prior to entering politics Leona held leadership positions at Bombardier Aerospace in aircraft
      For more information go to https://www.voteleona.ca/


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