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Hon. Michael Gravelle Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North In office
1999 – PresentPreceded by Riding created Minister of Natural Resources Incumbent Assumed office
October 20, 2011Preceded by Linda Jeffrey Minister of Northern Development and Mines In office
October 30, 2007 – October 20, 2011Preceded by Rick Bartolucci Succeeded by Rick Bartolucci Personal details Born January 23, 1949
Port Arthur, OntarioPolitical party Liberal Occupation political assistant, publicist Michael Gravelle (born January 23, 1949)[1] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, and also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the northern riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North for the Ontario Liberal Party.[2]
Gravelle was born in Port Arthur, which is now a part of Thunder Bay, the son of Edmund Gravelle and Jan Shepherd. He was educated at the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and Lakehead University, receiving a degree from the latter institution 1968. Before entering political life himself, he was an assistant to Liberal politicians Robert Andras, Stuart Smith and Joe Comuzzi. He also worked as a publicist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and was a founder of the North of Superior Film Association.[1]
Gravelle was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating incumbent New Democrat Shelley Wark-Martyn by almost 7000 votes in the riding of Port Arthur. The election was won by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and Gravelle joined 29 other Liberals in the opposition benches. He supported Dwight Duncan for the party leadership in 1996.
Gravelle was easily re-elected for the new riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the 1999 provincial election, which his party also lost.
In the provincial election of 2003, Gravelle was re-elected with 72.5 per cent of the popular vote, the highest percentage total in the province. He was later acclaimed as caucus chair on November 25, 2003. In the 2007 election, he was returned by a much narrower margin, 46.8 to 38.3, against New Democrat candidate Jim Foulds.
On October 30, Gravelle was named Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines. In the summer of 2009, Gravelle's ministry was expanded, adding on the responsibility of forestry.[2]
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Electoral record
Ontario general election, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Michael Gravelle 13,372 46.79 -25.66 New Democrat Jim Foulds 10,936 38.27 23.25 Progressive Conservative Scott Hobbs 2,688 9.41 -0.21 Green Dawn Kannegiesser 1,582 5.54 2.63 Ontario general election, 2003 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Michael Gravelle 21,938 72.45 11.55 New Democrat Bonnie Satten 4,548 15.02 -3.53 Progressive Conservative Brent Sylvester 2,912 9.62 -8.36 Green Carl Rose 882 2.91 1.70 Ontario general election, 1999 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Michael Gravelle 19,249 60.9 New Democrat Nathalie Galesloot 5,864 18.55 Progressive Conservative Ed Linkewich 5,683 17.98 Independent Robert Woito 431 1.36 Green Carl Rose 382 1.21 Ontario general election, 1995 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Michael Gravelle 14,281 New Democrat (x)Shelley Wark-Martyn 7,490 Progressive Conservative Jim Doherty 6,554 Family Coalition Anita Harris 683 Independent Paul Weber 18 Table of offices held
Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty Cabinet Posts (1) Predecessor Office Successor Rick Bartolucci Minister of Northern Development and Mines
2007-PresentIncumbent Legislative Assembly of Ontario Preceded by
Division created in 1999Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North
1999-Succeeded by
IncumbentPreceded by
Shelley Wark-MartynMember of Provincial Parliament for Port Arthur
1995-1999Succeeded by
riding abolishedReferences
- ^ a b O'Handley, Kathryn (2005). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005. ISBN 1-4144-0141-8.
- ^ a b "Hon Michael Gravelle - Parliamentary History". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=40&detailPage=members_detail_career. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
External links
- Michael Gravelle's official MPP Site
- Michael Gravelle's Ontario Liberal Party biography
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography
Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
- Franco-Ontarian people
- Lakehead University alumni
- People from Thunder Bay
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