Monte McNaughton
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Monte McNaughton MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
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Assumed office October 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Maria Van Bommel |
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| Born | March 11, 1977 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Kate |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Mount Brydges, Ontario |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Monte McNaughton (born March 11, 1977) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. He has been a member since the 2011 Election.
McNaughton was general manager and co-owner of McNaughton Family Shopping Centre in Newbury, a business operated by the McNaughton family since 1948. He has served as chair of the Newbury Economic Development Committee and was president of the Strathroy and District Chamber of Commerce in 2009-10. McNaughton and his wife Kate have a daughter, Annie, born in 2013.
In 1997, McNaughton was elected to the municipal council in his hometown of Newbury, Ontario and served three terms.
In the 2007 provincial election he was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. He lost to Liberal incumbent Maria Van Bommel by 2,933 votes. In the 2011 election he ran against Van Bommel again this time defeating her by 6,956 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 election.
He is the party's critic for Economic Development and Growth, as well as Infrastructure.
On September 17, 2014, McNaughton announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. During his campaign McNaughton received endorsements from Rob Ford, former mayor of Toronto, and the anti-abortion group Campaign Life Coalition.
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