Rod Phillips (politician)
| The Honourable Rod Phillips MPP | |
|---|---|
| Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | |
|
Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Chris Ballard |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Ajax | |
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Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 2, 1965 Newmarket, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia |
Rod Phillips (born March 2, 1965) is the former chair of Postmedia (2014–2017) and former president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (2011–2014) as well as the former chair of CivicAction (2014-2017).[1] He has also been president of personnel services company Shepell-fgi (2002-2010).[2][1]
From 1997 to 2000, Phillips was chief of staff for the then-Mayor of Toronto, Mel Lastman.[3] He later acted as director of the leader's tour for Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader John Tory during the 2007 provincial election.[2]
Following the resignation of Patrick Brown as party leader on January 25, 2018, Phillips was touted as a possible successor as PC Party of Ontario leader.[4] However, Phillips chose not to run for leader and instead endorsed Caroline Mulroney in the PC leadership election.[5]
In the 2018 provincial election he ran as a candidate for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in the redistributed riding of Ajax. He defeated New Democrat candidate Monique Hughes and Liberal Joe Dickson to win the riding.[6] On June 29, 2018, Phillips was appointed to cabinet as Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.[7]
Electoral results
| Ontario general election, 2018: Ajax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Phillips | 19,078 | 39.05% | |||||
| New Democratic | Monique Hughes | 15,130 | 30.97% | |||||
| Liberal | Joe Dickson | 12,607 | 25.80% | |||||
| Green | Stephen Leahy | 1,244 | 2.51% | |||||
| Libertarian | Marsha Haynes | 312 | 0.64% | |||||
| None of the Above | Frank Lopez | 289 | 0.59% | |||||
| Independent | Kevin J. Brackley | 220 | 0.45% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 48,860 | 99.14% | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 421 | 0.86% | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,281 | 56.21% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 87,672 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
Cabinet positions
| Ontario Provincial Government of Doug Ford | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Chris Ballard | Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks June 29, 2018–present |
Incumbent |
References
- 1 2 https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rodphillips01
- 1 2 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/01/22/olg_head_rod_phillips_leaving_for_private_sector.html
- ↑ Barber, John (May 26, 2005). “Miller’s staff really needs a chief”. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ↑ Benzie, Robert; Ferguson, Rob; Rushowy, Kristin (25 January 2018). "Tories looking for new leader after Patrick Brown sex scandal" – via Toronto Star.
- ↑ Benzie, Robert (February 4, 2018). "PC candidate Rod Phillips withdraws from leadership race to back Caroline Mulroney". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ Gilligan, Keith (June 13, 2018). "Hard work paid off, Phillips said of Ajax win". Ajax News Advertiser. Metroland Media Group Ltd.
- ↑ McGrath, John Michael (June 29, 2018). "Meet the Progressive Conservatives' new cabinet". TVO.
- ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 31 Aug 2018.
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