Howard Hampton

Howard Hampton
Hampton in 2003
Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office June 22, 1996 – March 7, 2009
Preceded by	Bob Rae
Succeeded by	Andrea Horwath
Ontario MPP
In office 1999–2011
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Sarah Campbell
Constituency	Kenora—Rainy River
In office 1987–1999
Preceded by	Jack Pierce
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Constituency	Rainy River
Personal details
Born	Howard George Hampton (1952-05-17) May 17, 1952 (age 72) Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Ontario New Democratic
Spouse	Shelley Martel
Children	Sarah Hampton Jonathan Hampton
Relatives	Elie Martel (father-in-law)
Residence(s)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Lawyer

Howard George Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is a politician who was a member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to 1999 in the electoral district of Rainy River, and from 1999 to 2011 in the redistributed electoral district of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's leader from 1996 to 2009. Hampton retired from the legislature at the 2011 Ontario provincial election^[1] and subsequently joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP as a member of the law firm's corporate social responsibility and aboriginal affairs groups.^[2]

His wife, Shelley Martel, was also an MPP until 2007, representing Nickel Belt.^[3]