Toby Barrett
Toby Barrett | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Agriculture and Food)[a] | |
| Assumed office June 26, 2019 | |
| Minister | Ernie Hardeman |
| In office April 25, 2002 – September 2, 2003 | |
| Minister | Helen Johns |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Haldimand—Norfolk[b] | |
| Assumed office June 8, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Norm Jamison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1945 Port Dover, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph |
| Occupation | Business administrator |
Toby Barrett (born November 3, 1945) is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party. He has been a member since 1995.
Background[edit]
Barrett was born in Port Dover, Ontario in 1945.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Guelph in 1968, and a Master of Science degree from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1974. He later worked as a teacher of High School agriculture, and has been a partner in Farmleigh Farms since 1980. He is a past president of the Norfolk Farm Safety Association, and a member of the Norfolk Federation of Agriculture.
Politics[edit]
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995, defeating Liberal Rudy Stickl and incumbent New Democrat Norm Jamison in the riding of Norfolk.[2] He was re-elected in 1999 in the redistributed riding of Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant.[3] In 2003 he was re-elected again defeating Liberal candidate Rob Esselment by about 3,000 votes.[4]
Barrett supported Jim Flaherty's unsuccessful bid to succeed Ernie Eves as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2004.
In the 2007 Ontario general election, Barrett was easily re-elected, defeating Liberal candidate Lorraine Bergstrand by 26,100 votes to 9,500 votes in the newly redrawn riding of Haldimand-Norfolk.[5] He was re-elected in the 2011 and 2014 elections.[6][7]
Barrett currently serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Food (2002–2003)
- ^ Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Norfolk (1995-1999)
References[edit]
- ^ O'Handley, Kathryn (2005). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005. ISBN 1-4144-0141-8.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Haldimand - Norfolk". Ontario Votes 2007. CBC News. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "General Election by District: Haldimand-Norfolk". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Premier Ford Announces Parliamentary Assistant Assignments as Part of Ontario's Government for the People". Office of the Premier. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.