Erin O'Toole
Erin Michael O'Toole (born January 22, 1973) is a Canadian politician. He was the leader of the Conservative Party and the Leader of the Official Opposition from August 24, 2020 until February 2, 2022. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the electoral area of Durham. He was first elected in a by-election on November 26, 2012.
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office August 24, 2020 – February 2, 2022 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Deputy | Candice Bergen |
| Preceded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office August 24, 2020 – February 2, 2022 | |
| President | Scott Lamb Robert Batherson |
| Deputy | Candice Bergen |
| Preceded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen (Interim) |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Julian Fantino |
| Succeeded by | Kent Hehr |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Durham | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bev Oda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erin Michael O'Toole January 22, 1973 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca O'Toole (m. 2000) [1] |
| Children |
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| Father | John O'Toole |
| Residence | Courtice, Ontario, Canada and Stornoway |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College (BA, Hons) Dalhousie University (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Website | erinotoole |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Canadian Forces Air Command |
| Years of service | 1991–2000 (active) 2000–2003 (reserve) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron |
| Awards | Canadian Forces' Decoration Sikorsky Helicopter Rescue Award |
O'Toole was Minister of Veterans Affairs in 2015. In 2017, O'Toole ran in the 2017 Conservative leadership race to replace Stephen Harper, where he finished third.[2]
Since August 2017, O'Toole has been the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs.
In January 2020, O'Toole announced his candidacy for the 2020 Conservative leadership election.[3] On August 24, he won the election. He beat Peter MacKay and became the leader of the party.[4]
During the 2021 Canadian federal election, the Conservative Party won 119 seats (the same as in 2019), however still did not win the majority seats needed to form a government.[5] On February 2, 2022, O'Toole was removed as leader in a vote by Conservative MPs.[6][7] By secret ballot, O'Toole was removed as leader by a margin of 73 votes to 45.[8]
Erin O'Toole Media
O'Toole with Andrew Scheer several months after the Conservative Party leadership election in 2017
2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election results by province
O'Toole receiving the vaccine for COVID-19
O'Toole speaking at an event in Ottawa, May 2021
O'Toole during a press conference on the Conservative Party's post-pandemic recovery plan
O'Toole speaking during a press conference on the Conservatives' environmental policy
Mother’s Day
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon
CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon
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References
- ↑ "Conservatives hang on to Oda's Durham riding". Toronto Sun, November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Pessian, Parvaneh. "Durham MP Erin O'Toole launches Conservative leadership bid in Bowmanville". DurhamRegion.com.
- ↑ "Erin O'Toole announces bid for Conservative leadership in Alberta | Globalnews.ca".
- ↑ Connolly, Amanda (August 24, 2020). "Erin O'Toole is the new leader of the Conservative Party, wins on third ballot". Global News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Connolly, Amanda (20 September 2021). "Liberals projected to form minority government - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/8206478/canada-election-results-2021/. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ Tasker, John Paul (February 2, 2022). "Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader". CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/otoole-leadership-vote-1.6336336. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Caucus votes Erin O'Toole out as Conservative party leader". CP24. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ Boutilier, Alex; Connolly, Amanda (February 2, 2022). "Erin O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader after caucus revolt". Global News. Retrieved February 2, 2022.