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Marietta Roberts

Marietta Roberts (born January 9, 1943 in Yarmouth Township , Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.

Roberts was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the Ontario College of Education and Dalhousie University. She taught at Alma College for three years, and then practiced law in the Elgin County area from 1971 to 1987. She also worked as a farmer. She was a founding member of the Ontario Child Representation Program, and served as the acting crown attorney for Elgin. Roberts also chaired the Elgin County Board of Education.

She ran for the Canadian House of Commons for the federal Liberal Party in the 1974 federal election, and lost to Progressive Conservative John Wise by 2,502 votes in the riding of Elgin . She first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, and lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Ron McNeil by 1,831 votes in the provincial riding of the same name. She did not seek election again until the 1987 provincial election, when she defeated McNeil by 2,447 votes.

She served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years, and was chair of the Liberal Caucus in 1988 and 1989. She also served as Deputy Government Whip in 1989-90.

The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, and Roberts lost to NDP candidate Peter North by over 4,000 votes. She has not sought a return to the legislature since this time.

After leaving politics, Roberts was appointed an Associate Chief Justice on the Ontario Court of Justice .

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