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.jpg) Ford in 2024 | |
| 26th Premier of Ontario | |
| Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Wynne |
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
| Premier | Himself |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Wynne |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Vic Fedeli (interim) |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke North | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shafiq Qaadri |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Ford |
| Succeeded by | Rob Ford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Robert Ford Jr. November 20, 1964 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Karla Middlebrook Ford |
| Children | 4 (including Krista) |
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| Residence(s) | Princess Gardens, Etobicoke, Toronto |
| Alma mater | Humber College (no degree)[1] |
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| Website | fordmpp |
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Douglas Robert Ford Jr. MPP (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2018. He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
With his brother Randy, Ford co-owns Deco Labels and Tags, a printing business operating in Canada and the United States founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 1999. Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto. Ford ran for the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, where he placed second behind John Tory.
In 2018, Ford entered provincial politics and won the Progressive Conservative leadership election. He led the PCs to three consecutive majority victories in the 2018, 2022, and 2025 general elections. As premier, Ford decreased the size of the Toronto city council, established the Low-income Individuals and Families Tax credit (LIFT), responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, granted extra powers to designated Ontario mayors through the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, passed the Your Health Act (Bill 60) to expand the use of private healthcare services, and grappled with controversies from the Greenbelt scandal. Although Ford's rhetoric and policies were characterised as conservative in his early years as premier, since 2020 political commentators have noted a shift to the political centre and a more co-operative attitude towards the federal Liberal government.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Doug Ford exposed the agonizing fragility of democratic traditions" Archived December 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, by Rick Salutin, Toronto Star, September 14, 2018, p. A15
- ^ McParland, Kelly (June 3, 2022). "Kelly McParland: Centrist Doug Ford sows seeds of a new Conservative dynasty". National Post. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Delacourt, Susan (June 3, 2022). "For Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau, centrist policies are more powerful than political labels". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Routley, Sam (May 10, 2022). "What Doug Ford's shift to the centre says about the longevity of populism". The Conversation. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ^ Korzinski, David (April 1, 2022). "Doug Ford's fiercest Ontario election opponent may be the pandemic -". angusreid.org. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ^ Furey, Anthony (June 6, 2022). "FUREY: What can conservatives expect from Doug Ford in the next 4 years?". True North. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
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