Brad Clark

Brad Clark
Hamilton City Councillor
In office 2006–2014
Preceded by	Phil Bruckler
Succeeded by	Doug Conley
Constituency	Ward Nine (Heritage Stoney Creek)
Ontario MPP
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	New riding
Succeeded by	Jennifer Mossop
Constituency	Stoney Creek
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 56–57) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Hamilton
Occupation	Radio broadcaster, musician

Brad Clark (born 1960) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the councillor in Ward nine in Hamilton, Ontario from December 2006 to December 2014. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.

Clark was educated at Mohawk College in Hamilton, receiving a diploma in radio broadcasting. He owned and operated a small business after his graduation, and also served as executive director of the Songwriters Association of Canada. In June 2004, Clark began co-hosting a weekly program on aging on CHML radio.

In the provincial election of 1999, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the suburban Hamilton riding of Stoney Creek. He defeated Liberal candidate Chris Phillips by about 2,500 votes. On February 8, 2001, he was appointed as the province's Minister of Transportation. When Ernie Eves succeeded Mike Harris as Premier on April 15, 2002, he named Clark as his Minister of Labour.

Clark was initially favoured for re-election in the provincial election of 2003 against Liberal candidate Tony Magnini. Magnini was forced to resign in mid-campaign amid allegations of fraud, however, and the Liberals were able to convince Jennifer Mossop, a popular local journalist, to take his place. She defeated Clark by over 5,000 votes. In 2004, he endorsed Frank Klees's bid to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.

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