David Turnbull

For other people named David Turnbull, see David Turnbull (disambiguation).

David Turnbull
MPP for Don Valley West
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Kathleen Wynne
MPP for York Mills
In office 1990–1999
Preceded by	Brad Nixon
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1942 (1942-03-17) (age 69) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Manager

David Turnbull (born March 17, 1942) is a 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.

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.

Turnbull was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Brad Nixon by about 3,000 votes in the North York riding of York Mills. The election was won by the New Democratic Party, and Turnbull sat in the opposition benches for the next five years.

The Tories won a majority government in the provincial election of 1995, and Turnbull was re-elected by more than 11,000 votes over his nearest opponent. He was appointed Government Whip in 1995, and retained this position on being named a Minister without Portfolio in Mike Harris's government on October 10, 1997. Turnbull supported Mel Lastman's successful bid to become Mayor of Toronto in late 1997.

The Harris Tories lost a number of Toronto-area seats in the provincial election of 1999. Turnbull was re-elected in the redistributed Don Valley West riding, outpolling Liberal candidate Paul Davidson by over 3,000 votes.

On June 17, 1999, Turnbull was promoted to Minister of Transportation, and on February 8, 2001, was named to the position of Solicitor General. In the latter capacity, he was responsible for creating the province's first Sex Offender Registry.

When Ernie Eves succeeded Harris as Premier of Ontario on April 15, 2002, he named Turnbull as his Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation. Turnbull held this position until the defeat of the Eves government in the 2003 provincial election.

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

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography

Provincial Government of Ernie Eves
Cabinet Posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Tony Clement	Minister of Transportation 1999-2001	Norm Sterling
	Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation 2002–2003

Persondata
Name	Turnbull, David
Alternative names
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Date of birth	March 17, 1942
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death
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