- Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr., MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician and, since October 23, 2003, Premier of Ontario. He is the twenty-fourth premier of Ontario, and only the second Roman Catholic to hold this office. The first was John Sandfield Macdonald, who served as premier from 1867 to 1871. McGuinty is generally regarded as a moderate fiscal conservative, … - John Tory
John Howard Tory, LL.B, BA, MPP (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian businessman, political activist and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (Ontario PC Party). Tory has been married to Barbara Hackett since 1978. The couple have four children (John, Christopher, Susan, and George). Tory is considered by some to be a Red Tory, and holds socially liberal views on a number of issues including same-sex marriage. His economic policies are less defined. - Michael Bryant
Michael J. Bryant (born 1966 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of St. Paul's for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the Attorney General in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 1988, and a Master's Degree from the same institution in 1989. - Bob Runciman
Robert W. "Bob" Runciman is a veteran Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1981 provincial election as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Leeds in eastern Ontario. He has been returned in each subsequent provincial election, and now represents the riding of Leeds—Grenville. Before going to Queen's Park, Runciman owned a local weekly newspaper, … - John Baird
John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26, 1969) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Ottawa West—Nepean in the 2006 federal election, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of the Environment. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Baird previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005, … - Bob Rae
Robert Keith (Bob) Rae, PC, OC, O.Ont, QC, B.A., LL.B, B.Phi., LL.D (h.c.) (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian politician. A former member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he was the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party from February 7 1982 to June 22 1996, and the 21st Premier of Ontario from October 1 1990 to June 26 1995. He is the only NDP member to serve as premier of a province east of Manitoba. - Howard Hampton
Howard George Hampton is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). He has served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly since 1987 as the Member of Provincial Parliament from the northern riding of Kenora—Rainy River. Hampton's wife, Shelley Martel, is also an MPP, representing Nickel Belt. - Tim Hudak
Timothy Hudak is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Erie—Lincoln for the Progressive Conservative Party. He is the nominated PC candidate for the new provincial riding of Niagara West-Glanbrook. Hudak was born in Fort Erie, Ontario. He received a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1990. - Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy, (born July 24 1960 in The Pas, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. While attending the University of Alberta in Edmonton, he became involved in the local food bank, eventually becoming its first executive director in 1983. In 1986, he moved to Toronto to run the Daily Bread food bank, which he did until entering politics in 1996. - Peter Kormos
Peter Kormos (born October 7, 1952 in Welland, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as candidate of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Welland in a by-election in 1988, replacing veteran NDP legislator Mel Swart. Kormos has been re-elected in every Ontario general election since, and now represents the redistributed riding of Niagara Centre. - Toby Barrett
Toby Barrett is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant for the Progressive Conservative Party. Barrett received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Guelph in 1968, and a Master of Science degree from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1974. He later worked as a teacher of High School agriculture, and has been a partner in "Farmleigh Farms" since 1980. - Ted Chudleigh
Ted Chudleigh is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Halton for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Chudleigh is the grandson of Thomas Laird Kennedy, who served as Premier of Ontario in 1949. Born in Peel County, Ontario, Chudleigh received a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University in 1985. He later worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, … - Greg Sorbara
Gregory "Greg" Sorbara, MPP (born September 4, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) is the Minister of Finance in the Ontario Liberal Party government of Premier Dalton McGuinty. He resigned on October 11, 2005, following a police investigation involving his family's real estate development firm but was reinstated on May 23, 2006 after a judge ruled that there was no cause for including Sorbara's name on a search warrant. - Christine Elliott
Christine Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a byelection on March 30, 2006. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, she was elected in the Whitby—Ajax electoral district over Judi Longfield who was running as the provincial Liberal candidate. History showed that opposition parties in Canada tend to gain seats in by-elections. - Dwight Duncan
Dwight Duncan, MBA, BA, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is currently the Minister of Energy in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Duncan is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. - Tony Clement
Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, BA, LL.B., MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian politician, federal Minister of Health, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Clement had previously served as an Ontario cabinet minister, most recently as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care under Premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. - David Caplan
David Caplan (born November 15, 1964) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty. Caplan is the son of Elinor Caplan, who served as a cabinet minister at the federal and provincial levels. His father, Wilfred Caplan, was also a politician. He is married to Leigh and has two sons, Benjamin and Jacob. - George Smitherman
George Smitherman MPP (born 1963) is a Canadian politician, who represents the riding of Toronto Centre—Rosedale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is notable for being the first openly gay Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) elected in Ontario, and the first openly gay cabinet minister. Smitherman is the current Deputy Premier of Ontario. Smitherman has been active in politics for a long time. - Michael Prue
Michael Prue is a Canadian politician, who represents the riding of Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is currently the New Democratic Party critic for Finance, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Public Infrastructure Renewal, Community and Social Services and the Management Board of Cabinet, and for issues related to Toronto. - Kim Craitor
Kim Craitor is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the constituency of Niagara Falls for the Ontario Liberal Party. Craitor worked in human resource development before entering politics. He was Executive Director of the Niagara Falls Employment Health Centre, and was a Human Relations Officer and Investigation and Control Officer at Human Resources Development Canada for twenty-six years. - Rosario Marchese
Rosario Marchese (born 1952 in Calabria, Italy) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario. Marchese arrived in Canada with his family at age nine. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, French and Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1978, and later received a Bachelor of Education degree. - Tim Peterson
Tim Peterson (born June 6, 1947 in London, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga South. He was elected in the 2003 provincial election as a for the Liberal, but sat as an independent as of March 29 2007 and intends to seek re-election as a Progressive Conservative. - Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen O. Wynne is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Don Valley West for the Liberal Party. Wynne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University, a Master of Arts degree in linguistics from the University of Toronto (1980) and a Master of Education degree in adult education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. - David Peterson
David Robert Peterson, PC, LL.B, BA (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years. Peterson is married to actress Shelley Peterson, and is the younger brother of Jim Peterson, currently a federal Liberal MP and former cabinet minister in the government of Paul Martin. Both his sister-in-law Deb Matthews and Tim Peterson, … - Carman McClelland
John Carman McClelland (born September 22, 1951 in Angola) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. McClelland moved to Canada at a young age, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor. Before entering political life, he practised law as an associate at the firm of Fogler, Rubinoff, Toronto. - Elinor Caplan
Elinor Caplan, PC (born May 20, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired politician and businesswoman in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. A Liberal, she served as a cabinet minister in the provincial government of David Peterson and the federal government of Jean Chrétien. Caplan was educated at Centennial College. - Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton East for the Ontario New Democratic Party. Horwath was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Labour Studies from McMaster University in that city. She received her first job as a community development worker at the McQueston Legal Clinic, providing assistance to workers in the city. - Stephen Lewis
Stephen Henry Lewis, C.C. (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He is currently Social Science Scholar-in-Residence at McMaster University, having recently completed his term as United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of former federal New Democratic Party leader David Lewis, he attended Harbord Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto. - Frank Klees
Frank Klees (born March 6, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He is a Progressive Conservative member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Oak Ridges, north of Toronto. - David Croll
David Arnold Croll, PC, QC, LL.D (born Davud Avrum Croll March 12 1900 – June 11 1991) was a Canadian politician. - Monte Kwinter
Monte Kwinter (born March 22, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1985, was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson from 1985 to 1990, and was re-appointed to cabinet by Dalton McGuinty in 2003. - Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990, initially representing Simcoe West and later Simcoe—Grey for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Wilson was educated at St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto where he served on Student Council President and as a member of the university's governing council. - Lisa MacLeod
- John Gerretsen
John Philip Gerretsen (born June 9, 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty. Gerretsen was born in Hilversum, The Netherlands during World War II, and moved to Canada with his parents in 1954. He was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, receiving a BA degree in 1964 and an LL.B in 1967. - John O'Toole
John O'Toole is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, representing the riding of Durham for the Progressive Conservative Party. O'Toole's ancestors arrived in Canada in 1845, fleeing the Irish potato famine. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. - Steve Peters
Stephen J. "Steve" Peters (born January 19, 1963) is a Canadian politician. He is currently a Member of Provincial Parliament of the Ontario legislature, and serves as a Cabinet Minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Peters was born in St. Thomas, in the southwestern section of Ontario. Both of his parents were the children of Ukrainian immigrants. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1985. - Bruce Crozier
Bruce Crozier is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Essex for the Ontario Liberal Party. Crozier is a Certified General Accountant. He worked for the H.J. Heinz Company for eleven years, and was the Vice-President of Finance and Secretary-Treasurer for Bennie Lumber and Building Materials Ltd.. He was also the National Director of the Kinsman Club from 1975 to 1976, … - Rick Bartolucci
Rick Bartolucci (born October 10, 1943 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the Sudbury riding. He has been a member of the assembly since 1995, and is currently a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Bartolucci was educated at North Bay Teacher's College and Laurentian University, and worked as a teacher and school principal for thirty years before entering elected politics. - Sandra Pupatello
Sandra Pupatello (born October 6, 1962) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, and is currently the Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues in the government of Dalton McGuinty. Pupatello is married to Jim Bennett, a former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party. - Jim Brownell
Jim Brownell is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh for the Ontario Liberal Party. One of his distant ancestors, John Brownell, represented the same general region in the Upper Canadian parliament from 1808 to 1809. Brownell has a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Education degree, and a Master of Education degree from the University of Ottawa.
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