Tony Clement
Tony Clement | |
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 Clement in 2012 | |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Stockwell Day |
| Succeeded by | Scott Brison |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jim Prentice |
| Succeeded by | Christian Paradis |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Ujjal Dosanjh |
| Succeeded by | Leona Aglukkaq |
| Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Scott Aitchison |
| Minister of Health and Long-Term Care | |
| In office February 8, 2001 – October 22, 2003 | |
| Premier | Mike Harris Ernie Eves |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Witmer |
| Succeeded by | George Smitherman |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | |
| In office October 25, 1999 – February 8, 2001 | |
| Premier | Mike Harris |
| Preceded by | Steve Gilchrist |
| Succeeded by | Chris Hodgson |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office June 17, 1999 – March 3, 2000 | |
| Premier | Mike Harris |
| Preceded by | Norm Sterling |
| Succeeded by | Dan Newman |
| Minister of Transportation | |
| In office October 10, 1997 – June 17, 1999 | |
| Premier | Mike Harris |
| Preceded by | Al Palladini |
| Succeeded by | David Turnbull |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton West—Mississauga Brampton South (1995–1999) | |
| In office June 8, 1995 – September 2, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Callahan |
| Succeeded by | Vic Dhillon |
| Deputy Chairman of the International Democrat Union | |
| In office 2014 – November 14, 2019 | |
| Chairman | John Key Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | David Lidington |
| Succeeded by | Brian Loughnane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tony Peter Panayi January 27, 1961 Manchester, England |
| Citizenship | Canada Cyprus United Kingdom |
| Party | Independent (2018–present) |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (provincial; 1995–2003) Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) Conservative (2003–2018) |
| Spouse | Lynne Golding |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Toronto (BA, LLB) |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, businessman |
Tony Peter Clement (né Panayi; born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for Parry Sound-Muskoka and a federal cabinet minister in the Conservative Party under prime minister Stephen Harper. Before entering federal politics, Clement served as an Ontario member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton South then Brampton West—Mississauga and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, including as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care under premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
He was a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada after its formation from the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties in 2003, but lost to Stephen Harper. Clement won the seat of Parry Sound-Muskoka in the 2006 federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal cabinet minister Andy Mitchell. The Conservatives formed government in that election and Clement was appointed Minister of Health and Minister for FedNor. He later served as Minister of Industry and President of the Treasury Board. He was re-elected in the 2015 election despite the Conservative defeat, and announced his second bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party on July 12, 2016, but withdrew that October.
From his initial election as MP in 2006, Clement sat as a Conservative member until he resigned at the request of Conservative leader Andrew Scheer on November 7, 2018, due to a sexting scandal.