Christina Gray
Christina Gray is a Canadian politician. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. First elected in 2015 as the member representing Edmonton-Mill Woods, she was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.
She has been the Official Opposition's Critic for the Ministry of Labour and Immigration. Gray also serves on the Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and on the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future.
In the 29th [Alberta Legislature] Gray served as Chair of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Political career
Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal
On February 2, 2016, Gray was appointed to be Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal in Premier Rachel Notley's Cabinet.
When the NDP was relegated to the opposition benches in 2019, Gray became the Official Opposition Critic for Labour and as the Alberta NDP House Leader. She also was a member of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
On February 12, 2024, Gray was appointed Deputy Leader of the Alberta NDP.
On June 23, 2024, the new leader of the NDP, Naheed Nenshi, appointed Gray as the Leader of the Official Opposition. She had this position until Nenshi won a seat a year later. Gray also continued as the House Leader of the Official Opposition.
Bill 210
In April 2025, Gray introduced a private member's bill that aimed to introduce server-friendly regulations on tips. Bill 210 proposed changes that prohibited employers from treating tips and gratuities as part of an employee wage and prohibited withholding or deducting tips from the employee.
Electoral history
2008 general election