Mike Harris Jr. | |
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| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | |
| Assumed office June 6th, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Parm Gill |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry | |
| Assumed office June 26, 2019 | |
| Minister | Paul Calandra |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga | |
| Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1985 (age 39) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Relations | Mike Harris (father) |
| Residence | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mike Harris Jr. MPP (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In the 2024 Provincial Cabinet Shuffle Mike Harris was appointed Minister of Red Tape Reduction.
He is the son of former Ontario premier Mike Harris.[2] He is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.[3]
- ^ Jeff Outhit and Catherine Thompson, "Mike Harris Jr. wins in Kitchener-Conestoga, taking riding previously held by Michael Harris". Waterloo Region Record, June 7, 2018.
- ^ "PC Mike Harris Jr. re-elected in Kitchener-Conestoga". CBC News. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Greg Mercer, "The complicated candidate". Waterloo Region Record, June 4, 2018.