Lorne Coe

Lorne Coe
Coe in 2023
Government Chief Whip
In office
November 5, 2018 – June 30, 2022
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byBill Walker
Succeeded byRoss Romano
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Whitby
Whitby—Oshawa (2016-2018)
Assumed office
February 11, 2016
Preceded byChristine Elliott
Durham Regional Councillor
In office
December 1, 2010 – February 11, 2016
Preceded byGerry Emm
Succeeded byDerrick Gleed
ConstituencyWhitby
Personal details
BornOctober 5, 1949
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Lorne Earle Coe MPP (born October 5, 1949)[1] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby and was first elected in a by-election held on 11 February 2016.[2] Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party.[3] Coe served on Whitby Town Council for 13 years, first as a town councillor and as a regional councillor from 2010 until his election to the provincial legislature in 2016.[4]

In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli, Coe replaced Brown as the party's education critic.[5]

Prior to entering politics, Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government.[4] From November 2018 until May 2022, he served as the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Since June 2022, he has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario.[6]

  1. ^ Unknown. "Lorne Earle Coe, 1992". vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. ^ "Tory Lorne Coe wins Whitby-Oshawa byelection". Toronto Star. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ "PC's Lorne Coe wins big in Whitby-Ontario by-election". Globe and Mail. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Whitby councillors take different approaches to provincial byelection run". Whitby This Week. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Ontario Progressive Conservatives shuffle critic roles after Patrick Brown resignation". Global News. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lorne Coe | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-01-18.