Erin O'Toole

Canadian politician

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

Official portrait, 2021
Leader of the Opposition
In office
August 24, 2020 – February 2, 2022
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
DeputyCandice Bergen
Preceded byAndrew Scheer
Succeeded byCandice Bergen
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
August 24, 2020 – February 2, 2022
PresidentScott Lamb
Robert Batherson
DeputyCandice Bergen
Preceded byAndrew Scheer
Succeeded byCandice Bergen (Interim)
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office
January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJulian Fantino
Succeeded byKent Hehr
Member of Parliament
for Durham
In office
November 26, 2012 – August 1, 2023
Preceded byBev Oda
Personal details
Born
Erin Michael O'Toole

(1973-01-22) January 22, 1973 (age 51)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Rebecca O'Toole (m. 2000)
[1]
Children
  • Mollie O'Toole
  • Jack O'Toole
FatherJohn O'Toole
ResidenceCourtice, Ontario, Canada and Stornoway
Alma materRoyal Military College (BA, Hons)
Dalhousie University (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer, politician
Websiteerinotoole.ca
Military service
Branch/serviceCanadian Forces Air Command
Years of service1991–2000 (active)
2000–2003 (reserve)
RankCaptain
Unit423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
AwardsCanadian 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

  1. "Conservatives hang on to Oda's Durham riding". Toronto Sun, November 26, 2012.
  2. Pessian, Parvaneh. "Durham MP Erin O'Toole launches Conservative leadership bid in Bowmanville". DurhamRegion.com.
  3. "Erin O'Toole announces bid for Conservative leadership in Alberta | Globalnews.ca".
  4. 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.
  5. Connolly, Amanda (20 September 2021). "Liberals projected to form minority government - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. Tasker, John Paul (February 2, 2022). "Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader". CBC News. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. "Caucus votes Erin O'Toole out as Conservative party leader". CP24. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. 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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