Ron Gray
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Ronald O. Gray is the current leader of the minor federal level Christian Heritage Party of Canada. Although an official party to Elections Canada, it holds no seats in the House of Commons.
Gray was elected to this position in 1995.
Biography of Ron Gray
Born and educated in BC, Ron Gray’s background includes journalism, public relations, and the federal public service.
He began his career at the Vancouver Sun, and has also worked at community newspapers in BC and in Suva, Fiji; and the B.C. Report newsmagazine. He was a public information officer for a major public utility in BC, and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Ron was attached to the Canadian Consulate at Cleveland, Ohio as a Trade and Commerce Officer for the federal government; then organized and managed store-front federal government information services direct to the public in Winnipeg and Vancouver. He became Public Information Officer for one of BC's first community colleges, and later served 10 years in a similar capacity at Trinity Western, Canada's first internationally-recognized evangelical university.
Active members of their local church, Ron and Janet Gray have raised nine children—including adopted, step- and foster-children—and have 14 grandchildren. Ron was a CHP candidate in 1988, and became the Party leader in 1995. His leadership was confirmed at the CHP's 1998 convention in Vancouver, BC with a 98% vote; and at Niagara Falls in 2002 it was again reconfirmed , this time unanimously.
| Preceded by: Jean Blaquiére | Christian Heritage Party of Canada leaders 1995-present | Succeeded by: incumbent |