John Tory

John Tory

OOnt KC
John Tory; OOnt KC
	Tory in 2018
65th Mayor of Toronto
	In office; December 1, 2014 – February 17, 2023
Deputy	Denzil Minnan-Wong; Jennifer McKelvie;
Preceded by	Rob Ford
Succeeded by	Olivia Chow
Preceded by
Ontario provincial politics
Leader of the Opposition in Ontario
	In office; March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007
Preceded by	Bob Runciman
Succeeded by	Bob Runciman
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
	In office; September 28, 2004 – March 20, 2009
Preceded by	Ernie Eves
Succeeded by	Bob Runciman (interim)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament; for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
	In office; March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007
Preceded by	Ernie Eves
Succeeded by	Sylvia Jones
Personal details
Born	John Howard Tory; May 28, 1954 (age 70); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	Progressive Conservative ; Federal PC (until 1995)
Spouse(s)	Barbara Hackett (m. 1978)
Children	4
Mother	Elizabeth Bacon
Father	John A. Tory
Relatives	John S. D. Tory (grandfather); James Marshall Tory (uncle)
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Alma mater	Trinity College, Toronto (BA); Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB)
Occupation	Politician; lawyer; businessman;

John Howard Tory (listen; born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician. He is the former mayor of Toronto, where he was born.^[1]

Tory was a candidate for the 2003 Toronto mayoral election. He finished in second place and lost to David Miller. After this, from 2004 to 2009, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2007 for the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey.

He was elected in the 2014 election against Olivia Chow and Doug Ford, the other leading competitors. He succeeded Rob Ford. In 2018, Tory was re-elected for a second time. In this election he defeated a former Chief City Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat.^[2]

References

↑ "Mayor's biography". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ McQuigge, Michelle; Perkel, Colin (22 October 2018). "John Tory cruises to second term as Toronto mayor as Ontario holds municipal elections". National Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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[1] "Mayor's biography". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[2] McQuigge, Michelle; Perkel, Colin (22 October 2018). "John Tory cruises to second term as Toronto mayor as Ontario holds municipal elections". National Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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