The Honourable Brad Duguid MPP |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Centre |
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Assumed office October 2, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Marilyn Mushinski |
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Born |
Scarborough, Ontario |
July 9, 1962
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Crystal |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Scarborough, Ontario |
Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Brad Duguid (born July 9, 1962) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2003. He represents the riding of Scarborough Centre in Toronto. He has served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
Duguid was born in Scarborough and graduated from Woburn Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto.
Before seeking elected office, Duguid worked in government services at the municipal, provincial and federal levels, serving as executive assistant to Metro Councillor Scott Cavalier, Ontario MPP Frank Faubert, and Liberal Members of Parliament Catherine Callbeck and Derek Lee.
In 1994, he was elected as a city councillor for the suburban municipality of Scarborough. In the elections of 1997 and 2000, he was elected as a councillor in the amalgamated "megacity" of Toronto. During his time in municipal government, Duguid was known for his work on community safety issues and affordable housing. He drafted a crime-prevention strategy for Toronto in 1999, and was a founder of the "Scarborough Community Safety Council", the "Scarborough Community Safety Audit Program" and the "Business Crime Prevention Seminar Program". He was also known as a supporter of then-Mayor of Toronto, Mel Lastman. In the 2003 election, Duguid supported John Tory over David Miller for Mayor of Toronto.