Laurie Scott (politician)

The Honourable
Laurie Scott
MPP
Ontario Minister of Labour
Assumed office
June 29, 2018
Premier Doug Ford
Preceded by Kevin Flynn
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
Assumed office
October 6, 2011
Preceded by Rick Johnson
In office
October 2, 2003 – January 8, 2009
Preceded by Chris Hodgson
Succeeded by Rick Johnson
Personal details
Born 1962 (age 55–56)
Kinmount, Ontario, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative
Relations Bill Scott, Father
Residence Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada

Laurie Scott (born 1962) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, and serves as Minister of Labour in the cabinet of Premier Doug Ford.

Background

Scott was born and raised in the village of Kinmount, Ontario, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.[1] Her father, the late Bill Scott, was a federal Progressive Conservative MP from 1965 to 1993. She attended Loyalist College in Belleville where she obtained a degree in nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse at the Ross Memorial Hospital and the Toronto General Hospital.[1]

Politics

In the Canadian general election of 2000, she ran in Haliburton—Victoria—Brock for the federal Progressive Conservative party, but finished behind Liberal John O'Reilly and Canadian Alliance candidate Pat Dunn in a close, three-way race.[2] From 2000 to 2003, she worked as an assistant to Progressive Conservative Senator Consiglio Di Nino.[1]

Scott was elected to the Ontario Legislature in the 2003 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Jason Ward in the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock by over 7,000 votes.[3] Scott was appointed opposition critic for training, colleges and universities.

In the 2007 provincial election, Scott ran against Rick Johnson of the Ontario Liberal Party, and Joan Corrigan of the Ontario NDP. She defeated the Liberal candidate by almost 10,000 votes with 49.9% of the total vote.[4] She then served as the official opposition critic for research and innovation and health promotion.

On January 8, 2009, it was announced that Scott would resign as MPP to allow PC leader John Tory to seek a seat in the legislature.[5] However, Tory was defeated by Johnson in the by-election that followed.[6] Scott subsequently served as chair of the Ontario PC party's election preparedness committee until the 2011 election.[7]

In the 2011 election, in a rematch with Johnson, Scott regained her seat defeating Johnson by about 6,000 votes.[8] She was re-elected in the 2014 election defeating Johnson again by about 3,000 votes.[9] She then served as the Official Opposition Critic for Community Safety and Women's Issues until 2018.

In the 2018 Ontario provincial election, Laurie Scott was re-elected for a fifth-term as the MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. She received 56.7% of the vote and won with a margin of victory of more than 17 000 votes over the second-place NDP candidate [10]. When the PCs returned to government following the 2018 general election, Scott was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Labour by Premier Doug Ford.

She is a passionate advocate for victims of human sex trafficking and was recognized with the BOOST Champion for Children Award in 2017 for her work.[11]

Cabinet positions

Ontario Provincial Government of Doug Ford
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Kevin Flynn Minister of Labour
June 29, 2018 – present		 Incumbent

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tully, Marcus (September 26, 2003). "Politics comes easy for Laurie Scott". Lindsay This Week. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Results of the Canadian federal election, 2000". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 5 (xiv). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "PC Leader John Tory to announce seat bid". CTV Television Network. January 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ "John Tory loses bid for seat in by-election". Toronto Star. March 5, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Tory gets a chance at last". Toronto Star. January 9, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections by District: Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/4260567/pc-laurie-scott-re-elected-fifth-term-haliburton-kawartha-lakes-brock/
  11. ↑ "MPP Laurie Scott recognized by BOOST with Champion for Children Award". The Standard. June 29, 2017.
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