Sandra Pupatello
Sandra Pupatello | |
|---|---|
Pupatello at the Toronto Region Board of Trade in 2013 | |
| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| Assumed office March 7, 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Mary Simon |
| Chair of Hydro One | |
| In office April 1, 2014 – April 16, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | James Arnett |
| Succeeded by | David Denison |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Windsor West (Windsor—Sandwich; 1995–1999) | |
| In office September 26, 1995 – September 7, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | George Dadamo |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Piruzza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sandra Pizzolitto October 6, 1962 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Ontario Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Canadian Senators Group (May—September 2025) |
| Spouse | Jim Bennett |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Sandra Pupatello (née Pizzolitto; born October 6, 1962) is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Since 2025, she is a member of the Senate of Canada. In September 2025, she was appointed chair of the Government Representative's Office in the Senate.
Pupatello ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Ontario in 2013; she placed second to Kathleen Wynne. She unsuccessfully ran for the federal Liberal Party in the 2019 and 2021 elections. Pupatello served as chair of Hydro One from 2014 to 2015.
Pupatello is married to Jim Bennett, a former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party.