Ron Van Horne
Ron Van Horne | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1977–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Marvin Shore |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Cunningham |
| Constituency | London North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1932 |
| Died | November 2, 2017 (aged 85) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Moriarity (m. 1957) |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Cabinet | Minister without portfolio (1985–1987) |
Ronald George Van Horne (October 24, 1932 – November 2, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.
Background
[edit | edit source]Van Horne was educated at the University of Western Ontario, and worked as a teacher, school administrator and school superintendent. He was the Public Utilities Commissioner in London, Ontario from 1970 to 1976. Van Horne's son, also named Ronald, is a solicitor in Lambton County.
Politics
[edit | edit source]He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Marvin Shore by about 4,500 votes in the urban riding of London North.[1] He was re-elected in the 1981 election by about the same margin.[2] The Liberal Party served as Ontario's official opposition during this period.
Van Horne was re-elected by over 9,000 votes over his Progressive Conservative opponent in the 1985 provincial election (Marion Boyd of the NDP finished third).[3] The Liberals formed a minority government following the election, and Van Horne was appointed as a minister without portfolio responsible for Senior Citizen's Issues on June 26, 1985.[4]
The Liberals won a landslide majority government in the 1987 election, and Van Horne was easily returned in London North.[5] He was not reappointed to cabinet on September 29, 1987,[6] and he resigned from the legislature on December 31 of that year.[7]
Van Horne died in Mount Hope, Ontario, on November 2, 2017, after a brief illness.[8]
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External links
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