Leona Alleslev-Krofchak (born March 16, 1968) is a Canadian politician and former military officer who served as the

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(MP) for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She was elected as a

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in the 2015 federal election, and crossed the floor to join the

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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.

Political career

Member of Parliament

Alleslev was elected as a member of the

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in the 2015 federal election, in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She crossed the floor to join the

in September 2018. After being re-elected as a Conservative following the 2019 election,

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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

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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

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2022 Conservative leadership election

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.

Electoral record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alleslev, Leona 1968 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Women members of the House of Commons of Canada People from Richmond Hill, Ontario Royal Canadian Air Force officers Women in Ontario politics Canadian female military personnel 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Royal Military College of Canada alumni Women deputy opposition leaders Deputy opposition leaders