Dave Levac
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The Honourable Dave Levac MPP |
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| 41st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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Assumed office November 21, 2011 |
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| Premier |
Dalton McGuinty Kathleen O. Wynne |
| Lieutenant Governor |
David C. Onley Elizabeth Dowdeswell |
| Preceded by | Steve Peters |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brant |
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Assumed office May 5, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 6, 1954 Brantford, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Brantford, Ontario |
| Occupation | Teacher |
David Joseph "Dave" Levac (born April 6, 1954) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 1999. He represents the riding of Brant. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2011.
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Levac was educated at Wilfrid Laurier University, Queen's University and Niagara University. He became a teacher in the early 1980s, and a principal in Brantford in 1989. Levac received the Canada 125 Medal in 1993, was named OECTA Distinguished Teacher in 1994 for his work in conflict resolution programs, and was named Brantford's Citizen of the Year in 1997 by readers of the Brantford Expositor. He also served as co-ordinator of Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Visit to Brantford in 1997. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. In 2011 he was awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Merit for his educational efforts with respect to the Ukrainian famine in the 1930s.
Levac was elected in the 1999 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Alayne Sokoloski by 956 votes in the riding of Brant. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Levac sat as an opposition member for the next four years.
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