Elinor Caplan

Elinor Caplan
Member of Parliament
for Thornhill
In office
1997–2004
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded bySusan Kadis
Ontario MPP
In office
1985–1997
Preceded byJohn Reesor Williams
Succeeded byDavid Caplan
ConstituencyOriole
Personal details
Born
Elinor Hershorn

(1944-05-20) May 20, 1944 (age 80)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMayer Wilfred Caplan (b. 1935, m. 1963)
ChildrenDavid Caplan (1964-2019), Mark Caplan, Meredith, Zane Caplansky
ProfessionCivil servant

Elinor Caplan PC (born May 20, 1944) is a businesswoman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. A Liberal, she served as a cabinet minister in the provincial government of David Peterson and the federal government of Jean Chrétien.