Glen Murray (politician)

Glen Murray
Murray campaigning in 2010
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Toronto Centre
In office
February 4, 2010 – September 1, 2017
Preceded byGeorge Smitherman
Succeeded bySuze Morrison
41st Mayor of Winnipeg
In office
October 28, 1998 – June 22, 2004
Preceded bySusan Thompson
Succeeded bySam Katz
Personal details
Born (1957-10-26) October 26, 1957 (age 67)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyGreen (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (2004–2020)
Ontario Liberal (2010–2017)
Domestic partnerRick Neves
Children1
ProfessionPolitician
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Glen Ronald Murray[1] (born October 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and urban issues advocate who served as the 41st Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1998 to 2004, and was the first openly gay mayor of a large North American city.[2] He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Toronto Centre in 2010, serving until 2017.[3]

In August 2010, he was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Minister of Research and Innovation. Murray was re-elected in October 2011, and appointed Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.[4] He resigned from cabinet on November 3, 2012, in order to run as a candidate in the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election.[5] He became Ontario Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure on February 11, 2013.

In a cabinet shuffle following the 2014 election, Murray was moved to the portfolio of Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. He announced his resignation from Cabinet on July 31, 2017, and his resignation from the legislature, effective September 1, 2017, in order to become executive director of the Pembina Institute in Alberta.[6][7] He resigned from the Pembina Institute in September 2018 after serving as executive director for one year.[8]

In 2020, Murray ran for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada, finishing fourth.

In June 2022, Murray announced his candidacy for the position of Mayor of Winnipeg in the October 26, 2022 Winnipeg municipal election.[9] He lost the election to Scott Gillingham.[10]

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Girard, Daniel (July 11, 2007). "Reverse brain drain brings urban expert to U of T". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Liberals keep Toronto Centre in hard-fought by-election". The Globe and Mail. February 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "McGuinty announces new, leaner cabinet". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 20, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Rob (November 3, 2012). "Glen Murray second Liberal to seek McGuinty's job". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  6. ^ Shum, David (June 26, 2014). "MPP Glen Murray announces on Twitter he won't run in next election". Global News. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Shawn (July 31, 2017). "Environment Minister Glen Murray resigns from Kathleen Wynne's cabinet". The Globe and Mail.
  8. ^ Dawson, Tyler (September 11, 2018). "Murray resigns from think-tank". National Post. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray announces bid to get old job back". CBC.ca. June 22, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Danton Unger (October 26, 2022). "Scott Gillingham elected as Winnipeg's next mayor". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved October 26, 2022.