- Jim Brownell
Jim Brownell is a
politician inOntario ,Canada . He is currently a member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario , representing the riding ofStormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh for theOntario Liberal Party . One of his distant ancestors,John Brownell , represented the same general region in the Upper Canadian parliament from 1808 to 1809.Brownell has a
Bachelor of Arts degree, aBachelor of Education degree, and aMaster of Education degree from theUniversity of Ottawa . He was a teacher with the Upper Canada District School Board for thirty-two years. In 1992 completed the principal's qualification program at Queen's University. He also served for fourteen years as a councillor, deputy reeve and reeve in Cornwall Township and South Stormont Township. He has also been involved with many local organizations, including the Lost Villages Historical Society and Museum. In 2002, he was awarded aQueen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal by his community.Incumbent Stormont-Dundas-Charlottenburgh Liberal
Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)John Cleary retired before the 2003 provincial election. Brownell won the party nomination to take his place as Liberal candidate. Although the election was expected to be close, he defeated Progressive ConservativeTodd Lalonde by about 5500 votes.On
May 21 ,2004 , he was appointedparliamentary assistant toGeorge Smitherman , theOntario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care , on matters relating to public health. He is currently the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Jim Bradley.
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