▁( born ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁politician ▁from ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁federal ▁election ▁to ▁represent ▁Mark ham — St ou ff ville ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁Liberal ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Oak ▁R id ges — Mark ham . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Community ▁and ▁Social ▁Services ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Long - Term ▁Care ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Kath le en ▁W yn ne . ▁ ▁Background ▁Jac zek ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Polish ▁father ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁medical ▁degree ▁and ▁Masters ▁of ▁Health ▁Science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁from ▁York ▁University . ▁After ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁general ▁practice ▁on ▁staff ▁at ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁she ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁medical ▁officer ▁of ▁health ▁in ▁York ▁Region ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years . ▁Jac zek ▁has ▁two ▁adult ▁children ▁and ▁she ▁lives ▁in