Paul Klopp (born January 14, 1957) is a
Canadian
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politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
New Democratic member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1990 to 1995 who represented the central Ontario riding of
Huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
. He served as deputy mayor of
Bluewater, Ontario
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History
Bluewater was formed on January 1, 2001 when the Government of O ...
from 2001 to 2006 and again from 2010. In 2018, Paul was successful in his bid for the office of Mayor of Bluewater.
Background
Klopp was born in
Bluewater, Ontario
Bluewater is a municipality located in Huron County, Ontario, which is part of Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada. As of 2016, the municipality has a population of 7,136.
History
Bluewater was formed on January 1, 2001 when the Government of O ...
. He graduated from Centralia College with a diploma in Agricultural Business Management. He married Heather Sweeney in 1984 and they purchased a nearby farm. He served as president of the
Zurich Agricultural Society and the
Huron County Federation of Agriculture, and was a municipal councillor in Hay Township.
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Politics
He ran for the Ontario Legislature in the provincial election of 1985, but finished third against Liberal
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Jack Riddell
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Backgr ...
in the riding of Huron—Middlesex. He ran again in the provincial election of 1987 in the redistributed riding of Huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
, and again finished third against Riddell.
The NDP won a majority government in the provincial election of 1990, and Klopp defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Campbell by 954 votes in Huron. He served as parliamentary assistant
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to Agriculture Minister
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Elmer Buchanan
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from 1990 to 1995, the entirety of the Rae government's tenure in office. In early 1994, he announced that Huron and Perth
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Counties would receive almost two million dollars in jobsOntario grants.
The NDP were defeated in the provincial election of 1995, and Klopp finished third in Huron against Progressive Conservative Helen Johns
Helen Johns (born April 24, 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003 and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris an ...
. He returned to municipal politics after his defeat, and was deputy mayor of Bluewater for two terms from 2001 until 2006. In 2006, he lost a close election for deputy mayor to Dave Johnston.[
He ran again for the NDP in the Huron-Bruce riding in the 2007 provincial election. He came third with 13% of the vote.]
Klopp was again elected Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Bluewater in 2010, defeating the incumbent, Dave Johnson, by about 700 votes.[
] As member of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, he is the past president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, past regional director, and director at large and chair of the finance committee.[ In his local community, Klopp is the past president and current board member of Zurich Agricultural Society, board member of Huron County Pork Producers, Director of Hay Communications and committee member of Ontario Soybean Growers’ Marketing Board.][
In 2014, Klopp ran for Mayor of the Municipality of Bluewater in a four way race, and was defeated by Tyler Hessel. In 2018, Paul was elected Mayor of the Municipality of Bluewater, defeating incumbent, Tyler Hessel by over 700 votes.
In 2022, Klopp was acclaimed as Mayor of the Municipality of Bluewater.
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References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
Ontario municipal councillors
Mayors of places in Ontario