Eric Hoskins
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The Honourable Eric Hoskins OC MSC MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for St. Paul's |
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Assumed office September 17, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Bryant |
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Eric William Hoskins November 29, 1960 Simcoe, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha Nutt |
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McMaster University (BSc) McMaster University Medical School (M.D.) University of Oxford (PhD) University of Aberdeen (MSc) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eric William Hoskins, OC MSC MPP (born November 29, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who has represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. Paul's since 2009. He has served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Since 2014, he has served as the Minister of Health and Long Term Care. In 2013 he contended for the leadership of the Liberal Party which was won by Kathleen Wynne.
A medical doctor and former president of War Child Canada, Hoskins was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2008 for his humanitarian work.
After he attended Simcoe Composite School for high school, Hoskins completed a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry at McMaster University in 1982 and graduated with an M.D. degree from McMaster University Medical School in 1985. Subsequently, Hoskins was awarded a Rhodes scholarship and continued his studies at the University of Oxford where he completed a Ph.D. degree in public health and epidemiology. Hoskins also holds a MSc degree from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and a postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics from The University of Aberdeen. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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