Dan Newman
Dan Newman | |
|---|---|
Steve Owens | |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Mushinski |
| Constituency | Scarborough Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1963 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Scarborough, Ontario |
| Occupation | Newspaper manager |
Dan Newman (born January 16, 1963) is a former politician in
Background
Newman was educated at
Politics
Newman was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
He was re-elected in the provincial election of 1999, defeating Liberal candidate Adrian Heaps and New Democrat Michael Yorke in the re-distributed riding of Scarborough Southwest.[2]
On March 3, 2000, Newman was appointed to cabinet as
Newman, as Environment Minister, bore the brunt of this criticism and was forced to defend his government's policies before an increasingly skeptical public. In the aftermath of the tragedy, he announced a public investigation and stricter standards for municipal water treatment.
On February 8, 2001, Newman was appointed as
Newman was defeated in the 2003 provincial election, losing to Liberal Lorenzo Berardinetti by almost 6,000 votes.[6]
Cabinet positions
References
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999.
- ^ Blackwell, Tom (March 4, 2000). "Obscure MPP promoted to environment minister". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A9.
- ^ "Flaherty to be new Ontario finance chief". Sudbury Star. February 8, 2001. p. A5.
- ^ "Ont-Cabinet". Toronto, Ont: Canadian Press NewsWire. April 15, 2002.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
