Gary Wilson (politician)
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Gary Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Keyes |
| Succeeded by | John Gerretsen |
| Constituency | Kingston and the Islands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) |
| Party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Olga |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Gary Wilson (born 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
Wilson was born in Timmins, Ontario into a family of six children. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Laurentian University in 1969. He worked as a library technician at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.[1] He was an executive member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees and served as leader of the Kingston and District Labour Council.[2] He also hosted a local television program, "Labour's Voice in the Community".[3]
Politics
Wilson ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, but finished about 6,600 votes behind Liberal incumbent Ken Keyes in the constituency of Kingston and the Islands.[4]
The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election, and Wilson defeated Keyes by 2,092 votes in a rematch from 1987.[5] He served as a parliamentary assistant to several ministers during his time in office.[6][7]
The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Wilson finished third in a close three-way race against Progressive Conservative Sally Barnes and the winner, Liberal John Gerretsen.[8] He later ran for the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the federal New Democratic Party in the elections of 1997 and 2000, but finished fourth on both occasions.[9][10]