John Vanthof

John Vanthof MPP
Vanthof in 2020
Chief Whip of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office July 13, 2022
Leader	Peter Tabuns
Critic, Agriculture and Food, Rural Development
Incumbent
Assumed office August 23, 2018
Leader	Andrea Horwath and Peter Tabuns
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office August 23, 2018 – July 13, 2022 Serving with Sara Singh
Leader	Andrea Horwath
Preceded by	Jagmeet Singh
Succeeded by	Sol Mamakwa and Doly Begum
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Timiskaming—Cochrane
Incumbent
Assumed office October 6, 2011
Preceded by	David Ramsay
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 60–61) New Liskeard, Ontario
Political party	New Democratic
Relations	Ernie Hardeman, uncle
Residence	Earlton, Ontario
Occupation	Dairy farmer
Portfolio	Deputy Leader and critic for Agriculture and Food, and for Rural Development (2018-)

John Vanthof MPP (/ˈvænθɔːf/ VAN-thoff, born c. 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. He represents the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane. On August 23, 2018 he was named one of the party's two Deputy Leaders alongside Sara Singh, and critic for Agriculture and Food, and for Rural Development.^[1]