Erin O'Toole
Erin Michael O'Toole PC CD MP (born January 22, 1973) is a Canadian former politician. He was the leader of the Conservative Party and the Leader of the Official Opposition from August 24, 2020 until February 2, 2022. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada representing the electoral area of Durham from 2012 until 2023.
Erin O'Toole | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office August 24, 2020 – February 2, 2022 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Deputy | Candice Bergen |
| Preceded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office August 24, 2020 – February 2, 2022 | |
| President | Scott Lamb Robert Batherson |
| Deputy | Candice Bergen |
| Preceded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen (Interim) |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Julian Fantino |
| Succeeded by | Kent Hehr |
| Member of Parliament for Durham | |
| In office November 26, 2012 – August 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bev Oda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erin Michael O'Toole January 22, 1973 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Rebecca O'Toole (m. 2000) |
| Children |
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| Father | John O'Toole |
| Residence | Courtice, Ontario, Canada and Stornoway |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College (BA, Hons) Dalhousie University (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Website | erinotoole |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Canadian Forces Air Command |
| Years of service | 1991–2000 (active) 2000–2003 (reserve) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron |
| Awards | Canadian Forces' Decoration Sikorsky Helicopter Rescue Award |
O'Toole was Minister of Veterans Affairs in 2015. In 2017, O'Toole ran in the 2017 Conservative leadership race to replace Stephen Harper, where he finished third.[2]
From 2017 until 2020, O'Toole was the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs.
In January 2020, O'Toole announced his candidacy for the 2020 Conservative leadership election.[3] On August 24, he won the election. He beat Peter MacKay and became the leader of the party.[4]
During the 2021 Canadian federal election, the Conservative Party won 119 seats (the same as in 2019), however still did not win the majority seats needed to form a government.[5] On February 2, 2022, O'Toole was removed as leader in a vote by Conservative MPs.[6][7] By secret ballot, O'Toole was removed as leader by a margin of 73 votes to 45.[8]
References
change- ↑ "Conservatives hang on to Oda's Durham riding". Toronto Sun, November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Pessian, Parvaneh. "Durham MP Erin O'Toole launches Conservative leadership bid in Bowmanville". DurhamRegion.com.
- ↑ "Erin O'Toole announces bid for Conservative leadership in Alberta | Globalnews.ca".
- ↑ Connolly, Amanda (August 24, 2020). "Erin O'Toole is the new leader of the Conservative Party, wins on third ballot". Global News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Connolly, Amanda (20 September 2021). "Liberals projected to form minority government - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ Tasker, John Paul (February 2, 2022). "Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader". CBC News. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Caucus votes Erin O'Toole out as Conservative party leader". CP24. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ Boutilier, Alex; Connolly, Amanda (February 2, 2022). "Erin O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader after caucus revolt". Global News. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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