26 Facts About Lorraine Michael

Lorraine Michael was born on March 27,1943 and is a social-democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

From May 2006 until March 2015, Michael was the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.

Lorraine Michael is a former nun, teacher, and social activist.

On January 6,2015, Lorraine Michael announced her resignation of leader of the NDP following a leadership election which took place on March 7,2015.

Lorraine Michael successfully contested the 2015 provincial election in the district of St John's East-Quidi Vidi.

Lorraine Michael did not re-offer at the May 16,2019 provincial election and retired from the legislature.

Lorraine Michael was born on March 27,1943, to a Lebanese-Newfoundland family in St John's, Newfoundland.

Lorraine Michael has completed degrees at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Toronto.

Lorraine Michael started her career as a high school teacher on Bell Island, and was a junior high school principal and teacher in Baie Verte, the Codroy Valley, on the Burin Peninsula, and in St John's.

Lorraine Michael has been a social activist and a feminist activist in Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as internationally.

Lorraine Michael has worked with the Women and Work Committee of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women and served for a period as the organization's Interim Executive Director.

In 2016, Lorraine Michael announced that she had been treated for breast cancer earlier in the year.

On March 28,2006, Lorraine Michael announced she was seeking the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, following the resignation of leader Jack Harris.

Lorraine Michael's campaign received support from federal NDP leader, Jack Layton who visited the district to campaign for Michael.

Lorraine Michael was unsuccessful in holding the district for the NDP, losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Baker.

Lorraine Michael did make campaign stops in Burin-Placentia West, central Newfoundland and Western Labrador.

Lorraine Michael has supported a ban on bottled water in government offices.

On October 21,2013, it was revealed that Lorraine Michael had received a letter from her caucus over the previous weekend calling for a leadership election to be held in 2014.

Lorraine Michael said she planned to sit down with her caucus before making a decision on what to do.

The dispute over Lorraine Michael's leadership led to members of the provincial executive to resign.

Lorraine Michael announced on January 6,2015, that she is stepping down as party leader after the party performed poorly in four by-elections, but will not be stepping down as an MHA.

Lorraine Michael was succeeded by Earle McCurdy following a leadership election on March 7,2015.

Lorraine Michael successfully contested the 2015 provincial election in the district of St John's East-Quidi Vidi.

Lorraine Michael subsequently served as NDP House Leader in the following parliamentary sessions as Earle McCurdy did not win his seat.

Lorraine Michael served as interim leader until the election of MHA Gerry Rogers as leader in April 2018.

Lorraine Michael declined to run for re-election in the 2019 election in order to give party leader Alison Coffin a chance to win a seat.