Tony Clement

Tony Clement
Clement in 2012
Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement
In office
August 30, 2017 – November 6, 2018
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Preceded byAlupa Clarke
Succeeded byLisa Raitt
President of the Treasury Board
In office
May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byStockwell Day
Succeeded byScott Brison
Minister of Industry
In office
October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJim Prentice
Succeeded byChristian Paradis
Minister of Health
In office
February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byUjjal Dosanjh
Succeeded byLeona Aglukkaq
Member of Parliament
for Parry Sound-Muskoka
In office
January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2019
Preceded byAndy Mitchell
Succeeded byScott Aitchison
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
In office
February 8, 2001 – October 22, 2003
PremierMike Harris
Ernie Eves
Preceded byNorm Sterling
Succeeded byDan Newman
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
In office
October 25, 1999 – February 8, 2001
PremierMike Harris
Preceded bySteve Gilchrist
Succeeded byChris Hodgson
Minister of the Environment
In office
June 17, 1999 – March 3, 2000
PremierMike Harris
Preceded byNorm Sterling
Succeeded byDan Newman
Minister of Transportation
In office
October 10, 1997 – June 17, 1999
PremierMike Harris
Preceded byAl Palladini
Succeeded byDavid Turnbull
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton West—Mississauga
Brampton South (1995–1999)
In office
June 8, 1995 – September 2, 2003
Preceded byBob Callahan
Succeeded byVic Dhillon
Deputy Chairman of the International Democrat Union
In office
2014 – November 14, 2019
ChairmanJohn Key
Stephen Harper
Preceded byDavid Lidington
Succeeded byBrian Loughnane
Personal details
Born
Tony Peter Panayi

(1961-01-27) January 27, 1961 (age 63)
Manchester, England
CitizenshipCanada
Cyprus
United Kingdom
Political partyIndependent (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (provincial; 1995–2003)
Canadian Alliance (2000–2003)
Conservative (2003–2018)
SpouseLynne Golding
Children3
Residence(s)Port Sydney, Ontario, Canada[1]
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA, LLB)
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, businessman

Tony Peter Clement PC (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian former federal politician and former Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka in Ontario.[2] Before entering federal politics, Clement served as an Ontario cabinet minister, including as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care under premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.

Moving to federal politics, he was a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada after its formation from the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties in 2003. He lost to Stephen Harper. Clement won the seat of Parry Sound-Muskoka in the 2006 federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal cabinet minister Andy Mitchell. The Conservatives formed government in that election and Clement was appointed Minister of Health and Minister for FedNor. He also later served as President of the Treasury Board. Clement was re-elected despite the Conservative defeat in the 2015 election. On July 12, 2016, he announced his second bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party but withdrew on October 13, 2016.[3]

From his initial election in 2006, Clement sat as a Conservative member until he resigned at the request of Conservative leader Andrew Scheer on November 7, 2018, due to a sexting scandal.[4]

  1. ^ "About Health Canada — The Honourable Tony Clement – Minister of Health and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario". Health Canada. Archived from the original on July 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "THE HONOURABLE TONY CLEMENT - OVERVIEW - HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA". House of Commons Toronto. Retrieved 2016-10-14. Political Affiliation:Conservative
  3. ^ "Tony Clement bows out of federal Conservative leadership race | Toronto Star". thestar.com. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  4. ^ Boutilier, Alex (November 7, 2018). "Clement booted from Conservative caucus over sexting scandal". Brampton Guardian. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2023.