Mike Harris Jr.

Mike Harris Jr.
Minister of Red Tape Reduction
Assumed office
June 6th, 2024
Preceded byParm Gill
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
Assumed office
June 26, 2019
MinisterPaul Calandra
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Kitchener—Conestoga
Assumed office
June 29, 2018
Preceded byMichael Harris
Personal details
BornFebruary 1985 (age 39)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
RelationsMike Harris (father)
ResidenceKitchener, Ontario
OccupationPolitician

Mike Harris Jr. MPP (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In the 2024 Provincial Cabinet Shuffle Mike Harris was appointed Minister of Red Tape Reduction.

He is the son of former Ontario premier Mike Harris.[2] He is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.[3]

  1. ^ Jeff Outhit and Catherine Thompson, "Mike Harris Jr. wins in Kitchener-Conestoga, taking riding previously held by Michael Harris". Waterloo Region Record, June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "PC Mike Harris Jr. re-elected in Kitchener-Conestoga". CBC News. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. ^ Greg Mercer, "The complicated candidate". Waterloo Region Record, June 4, 2018.