The Ford family is a Canadian political family, who have

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heritage. It includes the former

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Rob Ford Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobi ...

and current Ontario Premier and leader of the

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Doug Ford Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party since March 2018. He ...

Notable members

Doug Ford Sr. Douglas Bruce Ford Sr. (February 27, 1933 – September 22, 2006) was a Canadian businessman and politician for the province of Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999 who rep ...

(1933 – 2006) Canadian businessperson and

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politician. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1995 to 1999 representing the riding of

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.Rob Ford family tree
at torontolife.com He was the father of Rob Ford, and Doug Ford. *

(born 1964) Canadian politician and businessperson who has served as the 26th and current

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since June 2018 and leader of the

since March 2018. He represents the

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riding of

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in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. *

(1969 – 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessperson who served as the 64th

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from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to

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in the

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, and was re-elected to his council seat twice. *

Krista Haynes Krista Ford Haynes ( Ford; born September 13, 1991) is a former Canadian professional women's American football player and conspiracy theorist. She is a daughter of Premier of Ontario, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and niece of former Mayor of Tor ...

(

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Ford; born 1991) is a former Canadian professional

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player and

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. She is a daughter of Doug Ford. She was the captain the

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team

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. * Michael Ford (born Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe; 1994) is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism since June 24, 2022. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he has represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022. Ford previously served on

from 2016 to 2022. First elected as a

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trustee in 2014, he later won a 2016 by-election for the council seat which was vacated upon the death of Rob Ford, before he was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament in 2022. He is the nephew of Doug Ford and Rob Ford.

Ancestry

The family have

heritage. The Toronto Sun cited online sources indicating that Doug and Rob Ford's paternal grandfather Ernest Ford moved from England to Canada in 1902 at the age of 11 as part of the

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immigration scheme.

Offices held

member ** 1995 – 1996 (Doug Ford Sr.) ** 2018 – present (Doug Ford) ** 2022 – present (Michael Ford) *

Premier of Ontario The premier of Ontario (french: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly of On ...

** 2018 – present *

leader ** 2018 – present *

Mayor of Toronto The mayor of Toronto is the head of Toronto City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in ...

** 2010 – 2014 *

Toronto city councillor Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall, it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The current term began on November 15, 2022. Structure The cur ...

** 2000 – 2010, 2014 – 2016 (Rob Ford) ** 2010 – 2014 (Doug Ford) ** 2018 – 2022 (Michael Ford) * Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism ** 2022 – present *

trustee ** 2014 – 2016

References

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Notable members

Ancestry

Offices held

See also

References