Doug Ford

The Honourable Doug Ford MPP
Ford in 2024
26th Premier of Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office June 29, 2018
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	Elizabeth Dowdeswell Edith Dumont
Deputy	Christine Elliott Sylvia Jones
Preceded by	Kathleen Wynne
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office June 29, 2018
Premier	Himself
Preceded by	Kathleen Wynne
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office March 10, 2018
Preceded by	Vic Fedeli (interim)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke North
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Shafiq Qaadri
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North
In office December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2014
Preceded by	Rob Ford
Succeeded by	Rob Ford
Personal details
Born	Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (1964-11-20) November 20, 1964 (age 60) Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Karla Middlebrook
Children	4 (including Krista)
Parents	Doug Ford Sr. (father) Ruth Diane Campbell (mother)
Relatives	Rob Ford (brother) Michael Ford (nephew)
Residence(s)	Princess Gardens, Etobicoke, Toronto
Alma mater	Humber College (no degree)[1]
Occupation	Businessman politician
Website	fordmpp.ca

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Douglas Robert Ford Jr. MPP (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party since March 2018. He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

With his brother Randy, Ford co-owns Deco Labels and Tags, a printing business operating in Canada and the United States that was founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 1999. Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto. Ford ran for the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, where he placed second behind John Tory. In 2018, Ford won the party leadership election of the PC Party and led the PCs to majority victories in the 2018 and 2022 general elections.