Steve Offer
Steve Offer | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1985–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Jones |
| Succeeded by | John Snobelen |
| Constituency | Mississauga North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 4, 1949 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Karen |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Oakville, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Profession | Business executive |
Steven Offer (born November 4, 1949) is a former
cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson
.
Background
Offer has a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, and a law degree from Osgoode Hall.
Politics
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations
from June 26, 1985 to September 1987.
Offer was easily re-elected in the
Solicitor General.[3]
In 1990, Offer was challenged for the Liberal nomination in Mississauga North by a representative of the local
Sikh community, who claimed that the Peterson government was insufficiently responsive to the concerns of minorities. He won the challenge, and was narrowly re-elected in the 1990 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate John Foster by 1,442 votes.[4]
The Liberals lost the provincial election to the NDP, and Offer moved to the opposition benches. In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Labour and Environment.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 provincial election, and Offer lost to Tory candidate John Snobelen by over 4,000 votes.[5]
After politics, Offer continued with a number of charitable causes. He is currently the Senior Vice President (Sales, Business Development and Government Relations with FNF Canada. which is a division of Fidelity National Financial .
Cabinet posts
References
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Wrye gets new cabinet job". The Windsor Star. September 29, 1987. p. A1.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014.
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