The Honourable Captain Erin O'Toole PC CD MP |
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O'Toole in 2014
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Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
In office January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Julian Fantino |
Succeeded by | Kent Hehr |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Durham |
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Assumed office November 26, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Bev Oda |
Personal details | |
Born |
Erin Michael O'Toole January 22, 1973 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca |
Residence | Courtice, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | Royal Military College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/branch | Air Command |
Years of service | 1991 - 2003 |
Rank | Captain |
Erin Michael O'Toole, PC CD MP (born January 22, 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on November 26, 2012. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he represents the electoral district of Durham. On January 5, 2015, O'Toole was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs replacing Julian Fantino.
He is the son of John O'Toole, the same district's former MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Born in Montreal, O'Toole was raised in Bowmanville and Port Perry, Ontario as the oldest of five children. After graduation from Bowmanville High School in 1991, he joined the Canadian Forces and enrolled at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston. He graduated from the RMC in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.