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Birth Name: Khristinn Kellie Leitch
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date of Birth: July 30, 1970
Ethnicity: Scottish, Irish
Kellie Leitch is a Canadian politician, orthopaedic paediatric surgeon, and professor. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, she was a Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey (ON), from May 2, 2011 to September 11, 2019, and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and Minister of Labour, both, from July 15, 2013 to November 4, 2015. She was a candidate in the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2017 leadership election.
Kellie is the daughter of Eleanor Lynne (Conway) and Kelburne “Kit” McNabb Leitch.