Leeanna Pendergast was elected to the Ontario legislature in 2007. She was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance in September 2010.
Born and raised in Kitchener, Pendergast has worked at numerous high schools in the region, serving as the vice-principal of four schools and as an education consultant for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Pendergast has helped develop various programs for youth in Kitchener, including the Safe Schools Initiative and the Breakfast Program for Needy Students. She has also chaired the Education Foundation golf classic, raising money for literacy and numeracy initiatives.
Pendergast obtained a BA from the University of Waterloo. She has also studied at the University of Toronto and at Oxford University in England, receiving numerous degrees including a MA, BEd and MEd.
Pendergast and her husband, Richard, have lived in Conestogo for over 15 years with their sons, Adam, Alexander and Benjamin.
