Donna Skelly Named First Female Speaker of Ontario’s Legislature

Donna Skelly speaks from the chair after being elected Speaker of the Ontario legislature at Queens Park in Toronto on April 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Progressive-Conservative MPP Donna Skelly has been selected by the members of Ontario’s legislature to serve as the province’s first female Speaker.

Skelly, a former television reporter, has been serving as the PC representative for the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook since 2018, and previously held the position of Deputy Speaker.