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| 10th Deputy Premier of Ontario | |
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| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Dwight Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Christine Elliott |
| Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre | |
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| Preceded by | Dianne Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Terence Kernaghan |
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| Born | Deborah Drake Matthews Script error: No such module "person date". London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Party | Ontario Liberal |
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Deborah Drake Matthews ECO (born 1953) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 10th deputy premier of Ontario from 2013 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, Matthews was the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for London North Centre from 2003 to 2018, and was a cabinet minister from 2008 to 2018 in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
Early life and education
Her father is Donald Jeune Matthews, former president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1971 to 1974, and her sister is Shelley Peterson, the wife of former Ontario Premier David Peterson.[2]
She graduated from St. George's Public School and A.B. Lucas Secondary School. She studied at the University of Western Ontario where she earned a PhD in social demography. Her doctoral dissertation was entitled the "Consequences of immigrant concentration in Canada, 2001–2051."[3]
Political career
2003 election
In the 2003 election, Matthews defeated Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Dianne Cunningham by almost 7,000 votes.[4]
2007 election and in cabinet
Matthews was re-elected in the 2007 election.[5] She was appointed as the minister of children and youth services and minister responsible for women's issues after the election.[6] On December 4, 2008, Matthews introduced Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy as chair of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction. The long-term reduction plan set a target to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 25 per cent over 5 years
2011 election
Matthews was re-elected in the 2011 election,[7] and was re-appointed as health minister on October 20, 2011.[8] In 2012, Matthews came under pressure because of revelations at Ornge, Ontario's air ambulance service. Members of the opposition Progressive Conservative and New Democratic parties called for her to resign. In response to the revelations at Ornge, Matthews announced an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation.[9][10]
2014 election
Following her re-election in 2014,[11] Matthews was shuffled from health to a revamped role as president of the Treasury Board.[12][13] On June 13, 2016, she retained her position as deputy premier and was also appointed as minister of advanced education and skills development. She was additionally responsible for digital government. Matthews left cabinet on January 17, 2018, having declined re-election in the 2018 election.[14]
Cabinet positions
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Liberal | Deb Matthews | 16,379 | 35.98% | -7.93% | |
| New Democratic | Judy Bryant | 13,853 | 30.43% | +7.72% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Nancy Branscombe | 12,016 | 26.40% | -2.53% | |
| Green | Kevin Labonte | 2,445 | 5.37% | +2.05% | |
| Freedom | Salim Mansur | 639 | 1.40% | +0.78% | |
| Communist | Dave McKee | 115 | 0.25% | – | |
| Pauper | Michael Spottiswood | 70 | 0.15% | +0.03% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Liberal | Deb Matthews | 19,167 | 43.91% | -3.26% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Nancy Branscombe | 12,628 | 28.93% | +5.21% | |
| New Democratic | Steve Holmes | 9,914 | 22.71% | +6.06% | |
| Green | Kevin Labonte | 1,451 | 3.32% | -9.13% | |
| Freedom | Mary Lou Ambrogio | 269 | 0.62% | – | |
| Libertarian | Jordan Vanklinken | 169 | 0.39% | – | |
| Pauper | Michael Spottiswood | 54 | 0.12% | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Liberal | Deb Matthews | 21,669 | 47.17% | +3.74% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Alder | 10,897 | 23.72% | -5.20% | |
| New Democratic | Steve Holmes | 7,649 | 16.65% | -7.88% | |
| Green | Brett McKenzie | 5,720 | 12.45% | +10.77% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | |
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| Liberal | Deb Matthews | 20,212 | 43.43% | +22.54% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Dianne Cunningham | 13,460 | 28.92% | -11.29% | |
| New Democratic | Rebecca Coulter | 11,414 | 24.53% | -11.93% | |
| Green | Bronagh Joyce Morgan | 780 | 1.68% | +0.88% | |
| Family Coalition | Craig Smith | 432 | 0.93% | -0.09% | |
| Freedom | Lisa Turner | 242 | 0.52% | +0.18% | |
References
Notes
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Citations
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- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/3789869/longtime-london-north-centre-mpp-deb-matthews-wont-seek-re-election/
- ^ "Best-selling author, actress Shelley Peterson visits library Aug. 16" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Orangeville Banner, August 9, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Deborah Drake Matthews (2006). "Can Immigration Compensate for Below-Replacement Fertility?: The Consequences of the Unbalanced Settlement of Immigrants in Canadian Cities, 2001–2051" (PDF). London, Ontario: Faculty of Graduate Studies, The University of Western Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 8 (xvii). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ferguson, Rob; Benzie, Robert (October 31, 2007). "Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area". Toronto Star. p. A13.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ontario's new cabinet". Toronto Star. October 21, 2011. p. A18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Donovan, Kevin (February 12, 2012). "ORNGE will be probed by OPP detectives". Toronto Star.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Talaga, Tanya; Donovan, Kevin (February 21, 2012). "Deb Matthews won't resign over ORNGE scandal". Toronto Star.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. p. 6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare". Toronto Star.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Adrian Morrows (June 23, 2014). "Job of finance minister split as Wynne gets set for cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kathleen Wynne's shuffled cabinet features 40% women". CBC News. June 13, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Graphics & Charts". results.elections.on.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EFRS".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EFRS". results.elections.on.ca.
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