Lorne Coe MPP |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Whitby—Oshawa |
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Assumed office February 11, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Christine Elliott |
Durham Regional Councillor | |
In office December 1, 2010 – February 11, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Gerry Emm |
Succeeded by | Derrick Gleed |
Constituency | Whitby |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 (age 66–67) |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Lorne Earle Coe (born c. 1950) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby—Oshawa and was first elected in a by-election held on 11 February 2016. Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party. Coe served on Whitby Town Council for 13 years, first as a town councillor and as a regional councillor from 2010 until his election to the provincial legislature in 2016.
Prior to entering politics Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government.