Peter Bethlenfalvy
Peter Bethlenfalvy is a Canadian businessman and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Pickering—Uxbridge as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Pickering-Uxbridge was a new provincial riding for 2018. It was created out of parts of Pickering—Scarborough East, Ajax—Pickering and Durham.
Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP | |
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President of the Treasury Board | |
Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
Premier | Doug Ford |
Preceded by | Eleanor McMahon |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Pickering—Uxbridge | |
Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Tracy MacCharles |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | financial executive |
Website | www.peterbethlenfalvy.ca |
Bethlenfalvy serves as a Cabinet Minister in the Executive Council of Ontario as the President of the Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario.[2]
Early life
Bethlenfalvy was born in Montreal, Quebec to Hungarian immigrants.[3] He earned a BSc in Physiology and an MBA from McGill University, and a MA from the University of Toronto.[4]
In business, Bethlenfalvy served as the chief investment officer at CST Consultants Inc. He has also held various other senior financial roles: senior vice-president of financial regulations at Manulife Financial, co-president of DBRS Ltd. (where the agency downgraded Ontario's long- and short-term debt ratings in 2009) and as President and COO of TD Securities in New York.[5]
President of the Treasury Board
On June 29, 2018, Bethlenfalvy was appointed President of the Treasury Board in Premier Doug Ford's Cabinet.[6]
In office, Bethlenfalvy has worked on projects such as a line-by-line review of government spending,[7] government modernization initiatives called the Smart Initiatives[8], and a public sector compensation limitation bill.[9]
Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Peter Bethlenfalvy | 22,447 | 42.20 | |||||
New Democratic | Nerissa Cariño | 17,033 | 32.02 | |||||
Liberal | Ibrahim Daniyal | 10,851 | 20.40 | |||||
Green | Adam Narraway | 2,105 | 3.96 | |||||
Libertarian | Brendan Reilly | 273 | 0.51 | |||||
Independent | William Myers | 194 | 0.36 | |||||
Ontario Moderate Party | Netalia Duboisky | 111 | 0.21 | |||||
Independent | Michelle Francis | 96 | 0.18 | |||||
Independent | Eric Sivadas | 83 | 0.16 | |||||
Total valid votes | 53,193 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[10] |
References
- Henry, Michelle (June 7, 2018). "PCs sweep Durham, Ajax and Pickering-Uxbridge". Toronto Star.
- Loriggio, Paolo. "'Together we will blaze a new trail,' says Ontario's new Premier Doug Ford". CTV News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- "Transcript: Peter Bethlenfalvy: The Money Man | May 13, 2019 | TVO.org". www.tvo.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "LinkedIn".
- Calis, Kristen. "MPP-elect Peter Bethlenfalvy turns Pickering blue". DurhamRegion. Metroland Media. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "Full list of Doug Ford's new cabinet in Ontario". Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "Line-by-Line Review". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "Ontario streamlines transfer payments, moves to online-first driver's licence and health card renewals | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "Ontario introduces legislation to limit compensation increases in the public sector". Emond Harnden. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
Political offices | ||
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Ontario Provincial Government of Doug Ford | ||
Preceded by Eleanor McMahon |
President of the Treasury Board June 29, 2018–present |
Incumbent |