Peter North (politician)
| Peter North | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1990–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Marietta Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Elgin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter John North August 23, 1960 St. Thomas, Ontario |
| Political party |
New Democratic Party (1990-1993) Independent (1993-1999) |
| Occupation | Building contractor |
Peter John North (born August 23, 1960) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the southeastern Ontario riding of Elgin. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. In 1993 he left the New Democratic Party in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Progressive Conservative Party. For the next seven years he sat as an independent member.
North graduated from high school in 1979 and worked as a building contractor.
He was elected to the legislature in the 1990 Ontario election as the New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Elgin, defeating incumbent Liberal Marietta Roberts by over 4,000 votes. As one of the few NDP MPPs to represent a rural constituency in southern Ontario, North was appointed to Bob Rae's cabinet as Minister of Tourism and Recreation on October 1, 1990. He resigned as tourism minister in November 1992 after allegations he had offered a government job to a woman with whom he was having an unconsummated affair. An investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police found no evidence of wrongdoing, but North was not returned to cabinet by Rae.
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