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Born in Vancouver, she pursued studies in Sociology, English and Education at Burrard Inlet Bible Institute , Trinity Western College and the University of Alberta. She then worked as a teacher in a number of rural Alberta communities until 1989, when she won a byelection, becoming the first Reform MP.

She was the party's sole elected MP until the general election of 1993, when the party elected 52 MPs. Following that election, she served as Caucus Chair and Deputy Parliamentary Leader until March of 2000, when the Reform Party was folded into the Canadian Alliance. When Preston Manning stepped down as Leader of the Official Opposition to contest the Alliance leadership race, Grey was appointed interim leader of the Alliance, and Leader of the Official Opposition, the first woman to hold that position. She held the post until Stockwell Day was elected to the House of CommonsThe House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nation's capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Leadership Prime Minister and Cabinet Under the Westminster system, the prime m in September of that year. Following that, she once again served as Caucus Chair and Deputy Parliamentary Leader.

Grey resigned those posts on April 24April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). There are 251 days remaining. Events 1184 BC Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional). 1066 Halley's Comet spotted. 1704 The first regular newspaper in th, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap in protest against Day's leadership. In JulyJuly is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. July was renamed for Julius Caesar; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March. Because of its orig of that year, Grey and 11 other Canadian Alliance MPs, including Chuck StrahlChuck Strahl (born 1957) is a Member of Parliament with the Official Opposition Conservative Party of Canada. Strahl was born and raised in British Columbia's interior, and worked with a private logging and road building company. He was first elected to o, quit the Canadian Alliance to sit as the Democratic Representative CaucusThe Democratic Representative Caucus was a group of Canadian Members of Parliament who left the Canadian Alliance in 2001 in protest against the leadership of Stockwell Day. Day was regarded by many observers as a weak and gaffe-prone leader, whose mistak (DRC). In September 2001, the DRC formed a coalition caucus with the Progressive Conservative Party of CanadaProgressive Conservative Party of Canada Founded July 1, 1867 (nation's founding) Dissolved December 7, 2003Merged with CA into the Conservative Party Colours Blue (usu. w/ Red detailing) The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian po, and Grey served as chair of the PC-DRC caucus.

In April 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, following the election of Stephen Harper as Alliance leader, Grey rejoined the Alliance caucus, and in December 2003, the Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives ratified an agreement to merge into the Conservative Party of Canada. Grey was co-chair, with former PC leader Peter MacKay, of the new party's first leadership convention in March 2004.

Grey is married to Lewis Larson; they wed on August 7, 1993.

Grey did not run as a candidate in the Canadian federal election, 2004.