Drummond White
| Drummond White | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1990–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Furlong |
| Succeeded by | Jim Flaherty |
| Constituency | Durham Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 19, 1951 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Norah Love |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Whitby, Ontario |
| Occupation | Social worker, family counsellor |
Drummond White (born March 19, 1951) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
White grew up in Oshawa, Ontario. He graduated with an Honours BA (University of Toronto), a Bachelor in Social Work (BSW), a Master in Social Work (Wilfrid Laurier University), and a Research Diploma in Social Work (University of Toronto). White is currently self-employed as a family counsellor and social worker. His work emphasizes mediation and family assessment.
He is married to Norah Love and they have three adult children: Amanda, Devin, and Lenore.
White became involved in politics because he was concerned about the tax burden and the rising cost of raising a family. He said, "Nothing is more important in terms of family values than having bread on the table." White had been involved in social justice, cooperative and political campaigns since high school. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Allan Furlong and Progressive Conservative Jim Flaherty by over 2,000 votes in the Greater Toronto Area riding of Durham Centre.
The NDP won a majority in this election and White served as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs on two occasions between 1992 and 1995. White dealt especially with the Office of the Greater Toronto Area and participated in the creation of the Waterfront Trail. Drummond White also drove the reforms to the Municipal and Planning Acts through provincial parliament.
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