John Oliver | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Oakville |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Terence Young |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 60–61) |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Joanna |
Children | Rachel Alexander William |
Residence | Oakville, Ontario |
Alma mater |
McMaster University University of Toronto |
Profession | Healthcare executive |
Website | johnoliver.mp |
John Oliver (born 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons who was elected in 2015 in the riding of Oakville.
Oliver attended McMaster University, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and the University of Toronto, where he earned a master's degree in health administration. He served in a variety of jobs in the public and private sectors, including as an Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and as the President and CEO of Halton Healthcare Services, in which capacity he supervised the development of a new hospital for Oakville.
On October 2, 2014, Oliver won the Liberal nomination for the Oakville riding in the next general election, beating local lawyer Jennifer Malabar. In the 2015 Canadian federal election, he defeated Conservative party incumbent Terence Young by 4,480 votes.