Dalton McGuinty
| Dalton McGuinty | |
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| 24th Premier of Ontario | |
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In office October 23, 2003 – February 11, 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
James Bartleman David Onley |
| Preceded by | Ernie Eves |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Wynne |
| Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party | |
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In office December 1, 1996 – January 26, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Lyn McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Wynne |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office December 1, 1996 – October 23, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Lyn McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Ernie Eves |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office September 6, 1990 – June 12, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dalton McGuinty Sr. |
| Succeeded by | John Fraser |
| Constituency | Ottawa South |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr. July 19, 1955 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Terri McGuinty |
| Alma mater |
McMaster University University of Ottawa |
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Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., (born July 19, 1955) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 24th Premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Liberal leader to win two majority governments since Mitchell Hepburn nearly 70 years earlier. In 2011, he became the first Liberal premier to secure a third consecutive term since Oliver Mowat (1872–1896), after his party was re-elected in that year's provincial election.
McGuinty was born in Ottawa. He studied science at university but ended up taking a law degree and practised law in Ottawa. His father was a professor and served as a provincial politician from 1987 to 1990. In 1990, his father suffered a heart attack while shovelling snow and died. A provincial election was called for later that year and McGuinty decided to run in his father's place. He was elected as a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in an election in which the Liberal government was defeated unexpectedly by the opposition Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). He served in opposition for the next five years.
In 1995 he was re-elected but remained in opposition since the Progressive Conservatives won the election. The leader of the party, Lyn McLeod, was blamed for the loss as most polls pointed to a Liberal win. McLeod resigned as leader in 1996 and McGuinty put his name forward for the party's leadership election. Although Gerrard Kennedy was the front-runner in the race, McGuinty who came fourth on the first ballot ended up winning the leadership on the fifth ballot. Critics called McGuinty 'Harris-lite', but his supporters argued that a right-leaning leader like McGuinty was necessary to compete against the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) of Premier Mike Harris. McGuinty lost the 1999 election but won a resounding majority in 2003 when Ontario turned against the governing Tories.
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