Robert Nixon (politician)

Robert Nixon
Nixon c. 1971
3rd Deputy Premier of Ontario
In office
September 29, 1987 – October 1, 1990
PremierDavid Peterson
Preceded byBette Stephenson (1985)
Succeeded byFloyd Laughren
Treasurer of Ontario
In office
June 1985 – October 1990
Preceded byBette Stephenson
Succeeded byFloyd Laughren
Leader of the Opposition
In office
November 20, 1990 – July 31, 1991
Preceded byBob Rae
Succeeded byMurray Elston
In office
January 25, 1982 – February 21, 1982
Preceded byStuart Smith
Succeeded byDavid Peterson
In office
February 1967 – September 18, 1975
Preceded byAndy Thompson
Succeeded byStephen Lewis
Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
In office
January 6, 1967 – January 25, 1976
Preceded byAndy Thompson
Succeeded byStuart Smith
Member of the
Ontario Provincial Parliament
In office
1962–1991
Preceded byHarry Nixon
Succeeded byRonald Eddy
ConstituencyBrant—Haldimand (1987—1991)
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk (1975—1987)
Brant (1962—1975)
Personal details
Born
Robert Fletcher Nixon

(1928-07-17) July 17, 1928 (age 96)
St. George, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
OccupationFarmer

Robert Fletcher Nixon OOnt (born July 17, 1928) is a retired Canadian politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. The son of former Premier of Ontario Harry Nixon, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 1962 by-election following his father's death. The younger Nixon was elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1967 and led them through three provincial elections, the first two where the Liberals retained their standing as the second-largest party and official opposition in the legislature.

Nixon resigned as party leader in 1976, and was succeeded by Stuart Smith after a leadership convention. Nixon remained a prominent member of the Liberal caucus after standing down from the party leadership, including two stints as interim opposition leader, and served as Provincial Treasurer and Deputy Premier in the government of David Peterson from 1985 to 1990.