Roy McMurtry | |
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Chief Justice of Ontario | |
In office 1996–2007 | |
Preceded by | Charles Dubin |
Succeeded by | Warren Winkler |
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1985–1988 | |
Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
Preceded by | Donald Jamieson |
Succeeded by | Donald Stovel Macdonald |
Attorney General of Ontario | |
In office 1975–1985 | |
Premier | Bill Davis |
Preceded by | John Clement |
Succeeded by | Robert Welch |
Ontario MPP | |
In office 1975–1985 | |
Preceded by | Leonard Mackenzie Reilly |
Succeeded by | David McFadden |
Constituency | Eglinton |
Personal details | |
Born | Roland Roy McMurtry May 31, 1932 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Died | March 18, 2024 | (aged 91)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Ria Jean Macrae |
Children | 6 |
Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
Education | (LLB) |
Occupation | Lawyer, jurist |
Roland Roy McMurtry OC OOnt KC (May 31, 1932 – March 18, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, serving in the cabinet of Bill Davis as Attorney General and as Solicitor General.[1] After leaving politics, McMurtry was High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom between 1985 and 1988. He became a judge in 1991 and was appointed Chief Justice of Ontario in 1996. McMurtry retired from the bench in 2007 and returned to the private practice of law.[2]