Glen Murray (politician)
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The Honourable Glen Murray MPP |
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Glen Murray campaigning in 2010
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre |
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Assumed office February 4, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | George Smitherman |
| 41st Mayor of Winnipeg | |
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In office 1998–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Susan Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Sam Katz |
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October 26, 1957 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Domestic partner | Rick Neves |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
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Glen R. Murray (born October 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and urban issues advocate. He served as the 41st Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1998 to 2004, and was the first openly gay mayor of a large North American city. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Toronto Centre in 2010.
In August 2010, he was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Minister of Research and Innovation. Murray was re-elected in October 2011, and appointed Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. He resigned from cabinet on November 3, 2012 in order to run as a candidate in the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election. He became Ontario Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure on February 11, 2013.
In a cabinet shuffle following the 2014 provincial election, Murray was moved to the portfolio of Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. Murray subsequently indicated that he would not be a candidate in the following general election.
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