Doug Lewis (politician)
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| Member of Parliament for Simcoe North | |
| In office 1979–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Bernard Rynard |
| Succeeded by | Paul DeVillers |
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| Born | April 17, 1938 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | accountant, lawyer and former politician |
Douglas Grinslade Lewis, PC KC (born April 17, 1938) is a Canadian accountant, lawyer and former politician.
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Re-elected in the
With the victory of the Progressive Conservatives under
In April 1990, Lewis was moved from Justice to the position of Minister of Transport. In 1991, he was moved again, this time to the position of Solicitor General of Canada.
When Kim Campbell succeeded Mulroney as Progressive Conservative leader and prime minister in June 1993, she kept Lewis in Cabinet as Solicitor General, and also named him Government House Leader. Both Lewis and the Campbell government were defeated in the 1993 general election. Following his political defeat, he returned to his law practice.
Lewis remained a supporter of the Progressive Conservatives through the 1990s. However, in 2000, he supported Tom Long's candidacy to lead the new Canadian Alliance, which was an attempt to merge the PC Party with the Reform Party of Canada. In July 2000, however, he insisted to reporters that he was a loyal supporter of Joe Clark's renewed leadership of the Progressive Conservative party.
Lewis is currently practicing law as a sole practitioner in Orillia, Ontario. He was elected as a Regional Bencher with the
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