Pat Hoy
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Pat Hoy | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1999–2011 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Rick Nicholls |
| Constituency | Chatham-Kent—Essex |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Essex—Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1950 Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Debbie Murphy |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Pat Hoy (born September 21, 1950) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 representing the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex.
Hoy was born in 1950 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario to John Hoy and Dolores de Witte.[1] Hoy was a farmer in the Merlin area.[2] He served as President of the Kent Federation of Agriculture from 1984 to 1985, and was a member of the Crop Insurance Commission of Ontario from 1987 to 1995 (serving as its Vice-Chair in 1992 and 1993). He is also a founder of the Kent County Agricultural Hall of Fame, and has been a director of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. In 1972, he married Debbie Murphy.[1] Hoy is known to hold some socially conservative views, including being anti-abortion.