David Turnbull (politician)

David Turnbull
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Don Valley West (York Mills; 1990–1999)
In office September 6, 1990 – October 2, 2003
Preceded by	Brad Nixon
Succeeded by	Kathleen Wynne
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-17) March 17, 1942 (age 82) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Manager

David Turnbull (born March 17, 1942) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003 and was a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the federal election of 2004.

Background

Turnbull was educated at the Edinburgh College of Domestic Sciences, and worked as a hotel manager in Scotland, Switzerland and Germany. Upon moving to Canada, he continued his education at the Canadian Institute of Management. Before entering public life, he served as a manager for Xerox Canada Ltd. and as President of Turnbull Luetolf Ltd. He also became involved in conservative citizens' groups, including the Ratepayers' Association and the Citizens for Property Tax Reform.

Politics

Turnbull was elected to the provincial legislature in the

, and Turnbull sat in the opposition benches for the next five years.

The Tories won a majority government in the

's government on October 10, 1997.

In 1999, Turnbull was re-elected in the redistributed Don Valley West riding, outpolling Liberal candidate Paul Davidson by over 3,000 votes.^[3]

On June 17, 1999, Turnbull was promoted to

. In the latter capacity, he was responsible for creating the province's first Sex Offender Registry.

When

.

Turnbull was among the Tory incumbents defeated in the 2003 election, falling to Liberal candidate Kathleen Wynne by over 6,000 votes.^[6] He sought election to House of Commons of Canada for the federal Don Valley West riding the following year, but was defeated by Liberal incumbent John Godfrey.^[7]

Cabinet positions

Ontario provincial government of Ernie Eves
Sub-Cabinet Post
Predecessor	Title	Successor
	Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation (2002–2003)
Ontario provincial government of Mike Harris
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
David Tsubouchi	Solicitor General 2001–2002	Bob Runciman [note 1]
Tony Clement	Minister of Transportation 1999–2001	Brad Clark
Special Parliamentary Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Fred Wilson	Chief Government Whip 1995–1999	Frank Klees

References

Notes

Citations

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history