John Tory

John Tory
Tory in 2018
65th Mayor of Toronto
In office
December 1, 2014 – February 17, 2023
Deputy
Preceded byRob Ford
Succeeded byOlivia Chow
Ontario provincial politics
Leader of the Opposition in Ontario
In office
March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007
Preceded byBob Runciman
Succeeded byBob Runciman
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
In office
September 28, 2004 – March 20, 2009
Preceded byErnie Eves
Succeeded byBob Runciman (interim)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
In office
March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007
Preceded byErnie Eves
Succeeded bySylvia Jones
Personal details
Born
John Howard Tory

(1954-05-28) May 28, 1954 (age 70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent[a]
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative
Federal PC (until 1995)
Spouse
Barbara Hackett
(m. 1978)
Children4
Parents
RelativesJohn S. D. Tory (grandfather)
James Marshall Tory (uncle)
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
Alma materTrinity College, Toronto (BA)
Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • businessman

John Howard Tory OOnt KC (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian broadcaster, businessman, and former politician who served as the 65th mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023. He served as leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario from 2005 to 2007 while he was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2004 to 2009.

After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 Toronto municipal election and lost to David Miller. Tory was subsequently elected as Ontario PC leader from 2004 to 2009, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey and serving as the leader of the Opposition in Ontario from 2005 to 2007. After his resignation as PC leader in 2009, Tory became a radio talk show host on CFRB. Despite widespread speculation, Tory did not run for mayor again in 2010. He was also the volunteer chair of the non-profit group CivicAction from 2010 to 2014.

On October 27, 2014, Tory was elected mayor of Toronto, defeating incumbent mayor Rob Ford's brother, councillor Doug Ford and former councillor and member of Parliament (MP) Olivia Chow. On October 22, 2018, he was re-elected mayor of Toronto in the 2018 mayoral election, defeating former chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat.[1] He was elected to a third term as mayor on October 24, 2022, after defeating urbanist Gil Penalosa.[2] He announced his intention to imminently resign as mayor on February 10, 2023, after admitting to having an affair with a staffer during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] He submitted his resignation letter to the city clerk on February 15, and formally left office on February 17, at 5 p.m.[5] Tory was succeeded by Olivia Chow as mayor of Toronto.


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  1. ^ "Mayoral candidate John Tory a leader from childhood". National Post. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "2022 Municipal Election". toronto.ca. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Rider, David; Spurr, Ben; Hasham, Alyshah (February 10, 2023). "'A serious error of judgement': Mayor John Tory had relationship with former staffer". The Toronto Star. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Griffin, Tyler (February 12, 2023). "John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as calm, stable leader". Global News. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mayor John Tory to step down on Friday after submitting resignation letter". CP24. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.