John O'Toole
| John O'Toole | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2014 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Granville Anderson |
| Constituency | Durham |
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In office 1995–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Gord Mills |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Constituency | Durham East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 72–73) Peterborough, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Bowmanville, Ontario |
| Occupation | Business manager |
John O'Toole (born c. 1944) is a retired politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014, representing the riding of Durham for the Progressive Conservative Party.
O'Toole's ancestors arrived in Canada in 1845, fleeing the Irish potato famine. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. After graduation he worked in a variety of positions for General Motors in Ontario and Quebec. His son Erin O'Toole was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on November 26, 2012, to represent the federal riding of Durham.
He was elected as a school trustee in the Peterborough-Victoria-Northumberland district in 1982, and in the Newcastle district in 1988. In 1991, O'Toole was elected as a municipal councillor in Bowmanville, Ontario and in 1994, he was elected as councillor for Durham Region.
O'Toole scored a significant victory over incumbent New Democrat Gord Mills in the provincial election of 1995, scoring 62% of the popular vote. He was re-elected in the 1999 election, again without difficulty. He was appointed as parliamentary assistant to a several ministers including Consumer and Commercial Relations, Finance, and Health and Long-Term Care.
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