Ford family (Canada)
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| Current region | Ontario |
| Place of origin | England |
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The Ford family is a Canadian family, who have English heritage.[1]
Notable members
- Doug Ford Sr. (1993 – 2006)[2] Canadian businessperson[3] and Ontario politician. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999 representing the riding of Etobicoke—Humber.[4] He was the father of Rob Ford, and Doug Ford.
- Doug Ford (born 1964) Canadian politician and businessperson who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since March 2018.[5] He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- Rob Ford (1969 – 2016)[6][7] was a Canadian politician and businessperson who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice.
- Krista Haynes (née Ford; born 1991) is a former Canadian professional women's American football player[8] and conspiracy theorist.[9] She is a daughter of Doug Ford.[8] She was the captain the Legends Football League team Toronto Triumph.[10]
- Michael Ford (born Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe; 1994)[11] is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism since June 24, 2022.[12] A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he has represented York South—Weston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022.[13] Ford previously served on Toronto City Council from 2016 to 2022.[14] First elected as a Toronto District School Board trustee in 2014, he later won a 2016 by-election for the council seat which was vacated upon the death of Rob Ford, before he was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament in 2022.[14] He is the nephew of Doug Ford and Rob Ford.[15]
Offices held
Rob Ford, as mayor of Toronto in 2011
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Doug Ford as Ontario Premier in 2022
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario member
- 1995 – 1996 (Doug Ford Snr.)
- 2018 – present (Doug Ford)
- Premier of Ontario
- 2018 – present
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader
- 2018 – present
- Mayor of Toronto
- 2010 – 2014
- Toronto city councillor
- 2010 – 2014 (Doug Ford Snr.)
- 2000 – 2010 (Rob Ford)
- 2010 – 2014 (Doug Ford)
- 2018 – 2022 (Michael Ford)
- Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
- 2022 – present
- Toronto District School Board trustee
- 2014 – 2016
References
- ^ Don Peat (July 31, 2012). "Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'". July 31, 2012.
- ^ Doolittle, Robyn; McArthur, Greg (October 10, 2014). "Doug Ford at Deco: The inside story". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Rob Ford family tree at torontolife.com
- ^ Daubs, Katie (February 3, 2014). "5 things you didn't know about Rob Ford's family: Revelations from the book Crazy Town". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Goldsbie, Jonathan (May 8, 2012). "The Rob Ford walking tour". Thegridto.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Anniversary notice of the death of Douglas Bruce Ford (Sr.)". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Seitz, Patrick (July 30, 2011). "Tech-media-tainment: Lingerie Football League needs stars".
- ^ DiMatteo, Enzo (December 21, 2021). "Why we need to talk about Doug Ford's daughter's anti-vaccine views".
- ^ "Mayor's niece makes first cut in Lingerie Football League". Toronto Star. April 30, 2011.
- ^ "Michael Ford". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet". The Toronto Star. 2022-06-24. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party". CP24. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b Fox, Chris (May 4, 2016). "Michael Ford announces intention to seek election in Ward 2". CP24. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ DeClerq, Katherine (June 9, 2020). "Toronto Coun. Michael Ford, Ontario premier's nephew, tests positive for COVID-19". Ctvnews.ca.