Howard Hampton
| Howard Hampton | |
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| Leader of the Ontario NDP | |
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In office June 22, 1996 – March 7, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Rae |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Horwath |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2011 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Campbell |
| Constituency | Kenora—Rainy River |
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In office 1987–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Rainy River |
| Personal details | |
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Howard George Hampton May 17, 1952 Fort Frances, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shelley Martel |
| Relations | Elie Martel, father-in-law |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Fort Frances and Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
Howard George Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is a politician who was a Member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to 2011 as an MPP for the riding of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's leader from 1996 to 2009. Hampton retired from the legislature at the 2011 Ontario provincial election and subsequently joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP as a member of the law firm's corporate social responsibility and aboriginal affairs groups.
His wife, Shelley Martel, was also an MPP until 2007, representing Nickel Belt.
Hampton was born in Fort Frances, Ontario to a blue collar family, George (April 17, 1928 - January 2, 2006) and Elsie (b. November 8, 1931) Hampton. He was a good student, but also athletically gifted and politically active. He first joined the NDP when he was a teenager.
Hampton took an undergraduate degree in philosophy and religion from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where he played for the school's Division I NCAA ice hockey team. He later obtained a degree in education from the University of Toronto and a law degree from the University of Ottawa. He worked as a lawyer for the Canadian Labour Congress, and for the provincial NDP government of Allan Blakeney in Saskatchewan.
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