John Fraser (Ontario MPP)

For other people with the same name, see John Fraser.

John Fraser
MPP
Fraser in 2013
Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
In office
August 3, 2022 – December 2, 2023
DeputyMitzie Hunter
Preceded bySteven Del Duca
Succeeded byBonnie Crombie
In office
June 14, 2018 – March 7, 2020
Preceded byKathleen Wynne
Succeeded bySteven Del Duca
Parliamentary Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
In office
March 8, 2020 – August 3, 2022
LeaderSteven Del Duca
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition suspended
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Ottawa South
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 9, 2013
Preceded byDalton McGuinty
Personal details
Born
John P. Fraser

1959 (age 64–65)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLinda Fraser
Residence(s)Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation
  • Politician
  • business manager

John P. Fraser[1] MPP (born c. 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from June 2018 to March 2020, and from August 2022 to December 2023. Fraser is the member of provincial parliament (MPP) for Ottawa South and was first elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013.

Following the resignation of Kathleen Wynne as party leader after the party's poor performance in the 2018 election, he was unanimously endorsed by the other six remaining Liberal MPPs to become interim leader on June 13, 2018[2] and unanimously elected the next day by a vote of the party executive and riding association presidents.[3]

After Steven Del Duca was elected Liberal leader on March 7, 2020, Fraser remained the party's parliamentary leader as Del Duca didn't have a seat in the legislature.[4]

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 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" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Breen, Kerri (13 June 2018). "Ontario Liberals to vote on interim leader as MPP John Fraser endorsed by caucus". Global News. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Ottawa-area legislator John Fraser appointed interim Ontario Liberal leader". Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Steven Del Duca prepares to lead Liberals from outside the legislature". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 March 2020.