Tim Hudak

Tim Hudak
Hudak in February 2014
Leader of the Opposition in Ontario
In office July 1, 2009 – July 2, 2014
Preceded by	Bob Runciman
Succeeded by	Jim Wilson
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
In office June 27, 2009 – July 2, 2014
Preceded by	Bob Runciman (interim)
Succeeded by	Jim Wilson (interim)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Niagara West—Glanbrook Erie—Lincoln (1999-2007) Niagara South (1995-1999)
In office June 8, 1995 – September 16, 2016
Preceded by	Shirley Coppen
Succeeded by	Sam Oosterhoff
Personal details
Born	Timothy Patrick Hudak (1967-11-01) November 1, 1967 (age 56) Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Deb Hutton
Children	2
Education	University of Western Ontario (BA) University of Washington (MA)
Occupation	Politician business manager
Nickname	Tim Hudak

Timothy Patrick Hudak (born November 1, 1967) is a former Canadian politician who led the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party from 2009 to 2014. Hudak was a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 2016 and was also the leader of the Opposition in Ontario when he was PC party leader. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. After resigning his seat in the Ontario legislature in September 2016, Hudak became the chief executive officer of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), which has its headquarters in Toronto.^[1][2]