Glenn Thibeault

Glenn Thibeault
Thibeault in 2014
Ontario Minister of Energy
In office
June 13, 2016 – June 29, 2018
PremierKathleen Wynne
Preceded byBob Chiarelli
Succeeded byGreg Rickford
(Energy, Northern Development and Mines)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Sudbury
In office
February 5, 2015 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byJoe Cimino
Succeeded byJamie West
Member of Parliament
for Sudbury
In office
October 14, 2008 – January 2, 2015
Preceded byDiane Marleau
Succeeded byPaul Lefebvre
Personal details
Born
Glenn Edward Thibeault

(1969-10-23) October 23, 1969 (age 54)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Political partyOntario Liberal (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
New Democratic (2008–2015)
SpouseYolanda Thibeault
Occupation
  • Politician
  • journalist
  • executive director

Glenn Edward Thibeault[1] (born October 23, 1969) is a former Canadian politician. He was Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2015 to 2018 who represented the riding of Sudbury. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne. From 2008 to 2015, he represented the federal electoral district of Sudbury in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the New Democratic Party.

On December 16, 2014, Thibeault announced that he would be resigning from the House of Commons in order to run for the provincial Ontario Liberal Party in a by-election in the provincial riding of Sudbury for a seat in the Ontario legislature after being recruited by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. His resignation became official on January 5, 2015, shortly before Wynne called the by-election.[2][3][4] He won the by-election on February 5, 2015 but was defeated in the general election in 2018.[5]

  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. ^ "NDP MP defects to run for Wynne's Liberals in Sudbury". 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbcdefect was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Kathleen Wynne calls Sudbury byelection for Feb. 5". Toronto Star. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Sudbury decides to go red, despite controversy". Northern Life. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.