Gwen Boniface
Gwen Boniface | |
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| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| In office November 10, 2016 – November 15, 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police | |
| In office May 28, 1998 – October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Bernard O'Grady |
| Succeeded by | Julian Fantino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1955 |
| Party | Independent Senators Group |
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Gwenneth (Gwen) M. Boniface COM OOnt (born August 5, 1955) is a Canadian politician who represented Ontario in the Senate of Canada from November 10, 2016 until November 15, 2025, sitting as a member of the Independent Senators Group (ISG). A former lawyer and police officer, she was the commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from 1998 to 2006. Boniface was appointed to the Senate was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 31, 2016. Boniface is the first woman to serve as OPP commissioner.