Keith Norton
| Keith Norton | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Syl Apps |
| Succeeded by | Ken Keyes |
| Constituency | Kingston and the Islands |
| Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission | |
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In office 1996–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Rosemary Brown |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 26, 1941 Claremont, Ontario |
| Died | January 31, 2010 (aged 69) Kingston, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Teacher, Attorney |
| Religion | Protestant |
Keith Calder Norton (January 26, 1941 – January 31, 2010) was a Canadian politician and public servant. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and was until 2005 the chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Norton was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, and worked as a lawyer after his graduation.
He was elected as an alderman in Kingston in 1972, and became the city's deputy mayor in 1974.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Ken Keyes by 203 votes in Kingston and the Islands. He served as a backbench supporter of Bill Davis's government for the next two years, and was re-elected with an increased majority in the 1977 election.
Norton was appointed to cabinet on February 3, 1977 as Minister of Community and Social Services and held this portfolio throughout the parliament that followed. Re-elected without difficulty in the 1981 provincial election, he was appointed as Minister of the Environment on April 10, 1981. As environment minister, he became the first Canadian politician to speak before a committee of the United States Senate.
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