Al Leach
Al Leach | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | St. George—St. David |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1935 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian / American |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Barbara Finegan |
| Residence(s) | Rye, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Allan F. Leach (born December 9, 1935) is a former transportation executive and
Early life and career
Before he entered politics, Leach spent 23 years in various managerial positions with the Ministry of Transportation of the Government of Ontario. He later moved to GO Transit and was its managing director from 1977 to 1987. He was hired as Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission in 1987 and served in that position until he resigned in early 1995 to seek political office. Leach was named North American Transit Manager of the year in 1994 by the American Transit Association.
Politics
Leach was elected to the provincial legislature in the
Many consider Leach's victory to have been the result of a vote split between the Liberal and NDP candidates since he received less than 34% of the riding's vote and outpolled Murphy by only 337 votes and Hawkes by 963.
Leach was appointed as the Harris government's
Former
Cabinet posts
Later career
In 2000 Leach joined the firm of SNC-Lavalin, Canada's largest engineering and construction company and was a member of the board of directors. He also represented SNC-Lavalin on the Hwy 407 Board of Directors.[3]
After the 1999 election, the Harris government appointed Leach to the Toronto Police Services Board and as vice-chair of the GO Transit Board. In December 2003, he resigned from the board.[4] He was not reappointed to the Go Transit Board by the new Liberal Party government.[5]
Leach has also served as a director of the Canadian Urban Transit Association, the American Public Transit Association, the Toronto Police Crime Stoppers, and the United Way Campaign and as a member of the St. Michael's Hospital Governor's Council.
Personal life
In February 2013, Leach moved from Toronto to
References
Notes
- ^ Prior to 1995, the ministry was split between Ed Philip (Municipal Affairs) and Richard Allen (Housing)
Citations
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Mike Harris' cabinet". The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont. June 27, 1995. p. A7.
- ^ Blackwell, Tom (September 10, 1999). "Former Ontario minister joins board of toll highway co-owner: Liberals cry conflict as Leach was in cabinet that approved deal". National Post. p. A7.
- ^ Lewington, Jennifer (December 24, 2003). "Leach quits police board". The Globe and Mail. p. A12.
- ^ McGran, Kevin (April 9, 2004). "Miller to join GO panel". Toronto Star. p. B02.
