Brad Ward
| Brad Ward | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1990–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Dave Neumann |
| Succeeded by | Ron Johnson |
| Constituency | Brantford |
| Brantford City Councillor, Ward Two with Kevin Davis |
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In office 1985–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Lancaster and Peter Hexamer |
| Succeeded by | Bob Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1956 |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Bradley Richard Ward (born November 23, 1956) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 as a New Democrat and was a junior minister in Bob Rae's government from 1993 to 1995.
Ward was a Bell Canada employee before entering political life. Active in the labour movement, he served on the Brantford and District Labour Council and was named Labour Citizen of the Year in 1989.
He ran for the Brantford City Council in 1982 on a Labour Council/New Democratic Party ticket and finished third in the second ward.
Ward was elected to city council on his second attempt in 1985, the only successful candidate to be endorsed by the labour council. He was re-elected without opposition in 1988. While on council, he served as chair of Brantford's Riverfest.
See the 1985 Brantford election page for information on Potter and Mellor.
See the 1982 Brantford election page for information on O'Regan and Sywyk.
Municipal results are taken from the Brantford Expositor.
Ward was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating Liberal incumbent Dave Neumann in the Brantford riding. The New Democratic Party won a majority government in this election under Bob Rae's leadership, and Ward entered the legislature as a government backbencher. He was parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Skills Development from 1990 to 1991 and then to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology from 1991 to 1993.
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