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Steve Offer
Steven Offer (born November 4, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995 who represented the riding of Mississauga North (provincial electoral district), Mississauga North. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson. Background Offer has a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, and a law degree from Osgoode Hall. Politics He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 Ontario general election, 1985 provincial election, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Progressive Conservative Terry Jones (Ontario politician), Terry Jones by 1,424 votes in Mississauga North (provincial electoral district), Mississauga North. The Liberal party formed a minority government after the election, and Offer served as parliamentary assistant to the Ministry of Government Services (Ontario), Minister of Consumer and Commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)
A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Ontario. Elsewhere in Canada, the titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" has also been used to refer to members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1791 to 1838, and to members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1955 to 1968. Ontario The titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" and the acronym "MPP" were formally adopted by the Ontario legislature on April 7, 1938. Before the adoption of this resolution, members had no fixed designation. Prior to Confederation in 1867, members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada had been known by various titles, including MPP, MLA and MHA. This confusion persisted after 1867, with members of the Ontario legislature using the title Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) or Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) interchangeably. In 1938, Frederick Fraser Hunter, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |