Jeff Yurek
Jeff Yurek MPP | |
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Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | |
In office June 20, 2019 – June 18, 2021 | |
Premier | Doug Ford |
Preceded by | Rod Phillips |
Succeeded by | David Piccini |
Minister of Transportation | |
In office November 5, 2018 – June 20, 2019 | |
Premier | Doug Ford |
Preceded by | John Yakabuski |
Succeeded by | Caroline Mulroney |
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry | |
In office June 29, 2018 – November 5, 2018 | |
Premier | Doug Ford |
Preceded by | Nathalie Des Rosiers |
Succeeded by | John Yakabuski |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London | |
Assumed office October 6, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Steve Peters |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | September 27, 1971
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Jenn Yurek |
Children | 1 |
Residence | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Pharmacist |
Jeff Yurek (born 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He has been an MPP since 2011.
Background[]
Yurek was born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario. He worked as a pharmacist in a family business with his brother. He lives with his wife Jenn and their daughter.[1]
Politics[]
Yurek ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He defeated Liberal candidate Laurie Baldwin-Sands by 8,696 votes.[2] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating NDP candidate Kathy Cornish by 8,820 votes.[3]
He was previously the party's health critic, and is currently Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
He put forward a private member's bill, that was passed unanimously, allowing students to carry lifesaving medicines on their person. The bill was named 'Ryan's Law', after a student died from having his puffer locked in the principal's office [4]
On June 20, 2019, he was named Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.[5]
Election results[]
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Yurek | 29,264 | 55.40 | +9.04 | ||||
New Democratic | Amanda Stratton | 16,923 | 32.04 | +5.41 | ||||
Liberal | Carlie Forsythe | 3,857 | 7.30 | -13.02 | ||||
Green | Bronagh Morgan | 2,049 | 3.88 | -1.07 | ||||
Libertarian | Richard Styve | 300 | 0.57 | |||||
Freedom | Dave Plumb | 278 | 0.53 | -1.21 | ||||
Objective Truth | Henri Barrette | 152 | 0.29 | |||||
Total valid votes | 52,671 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 60.87 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 86,787 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.82 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[6] |
Cabinet positions[]
References[]
- ^ "Political junkie gets his shot". London Free Press. 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "General Election by District: Elgin-Middlesex-London". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Ontario law passes to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers in school". CBC. 30 April 2015.
- ^ June 20, Jennifer Bieman Updated; 2019 (20 June 2019). "London-area MPPs caught up in dramatic Doug Ford cabinet shuffle | The London Free Press". Retrieved 21 June 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- 21st-century Canadian politicians