Rob Ford
| Rob Ford | |
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Ford in 2011
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| 64th Mayor of Toronto | |
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In office December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2014 |
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| Deputy |
Doug Holyday (2010–2013) Norm Kelly (2013–2014) |
| Preceded by | David Miller |
| Succeeded by | John Tory |
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Toronto City Councillor for Etobicoke North (Ward 2) |
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In office December 1, 2014 – March 22, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Ford, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ford |
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In office November 14, 2000 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ward established |
| Succeeded by | Doug Ford, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Bruce Ford May 28, 1969 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
| Died |
March 22, 2016 (aged 46) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery |
| Political party | Independent (2000–2016) Note: municipal politicians in Ontario, including Toronto, run on a nonpartisan basis |
| Other political affiliations |
Ontario Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Renata Brejniak (m. 2000; d. 2016) |
| Relations |
Doug Ford, Sr. (father) Doug Ford, Jr. (brother) Michael Ford (nephew) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Christian |
Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Prior to and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 of Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice.
His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings. In 2013, he became embroiled in a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in the national and international media. Following his admission, Ford refused to resign, but City Council handed over certain mayoral powers and office staff to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly for the remainder of Ford's term. Despite the scandal, Ford initially contested the next mayoral election, scheduled for October 2014, but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal tumour in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old city council seat.John Tory succeeded him as mayor on December 1, 2014, while Ford regained his former seat. Ford received treatment for the cancer, and was able to return to City Hall for a while, but died in March 2016 after chemotherapy was ineffective.
Born in Etobicoke, Canada in 1969, Ford was the youngest of four children (Doug, Kathy, Randy and Rob) of Ruth Diane (née Campbell) and Douglas Bruce Ford, Sr. His paternal grandparents were English immigrants. Ford, Sr. was the founder of Deco Labels and Tags, which makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products at an estimated $100 million in annual sales, and a Progressive Conservative Member of the Ontario Legislature from 1995–99. Ford's brother Doug Ford, Jr. was the Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North in Toronto, Canada, from 2010 to 2014, during Rob Ford's term as mayor.
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