Glen Murray
Politician, Person
1957 –
Who is Glen Murray?
Glen R. Murray is a Canadian politician and urban issues advocate. He served as the 41st Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1998 to 2004, and was the first openly gay mayor of a large North American city. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre in 2010. In August 2010, he was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Minister of Research and Innovation. Murray was re-elected in October 2011, and appointed Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. He resigned from cabinet on November 3, 2012 in order to run as a candidate in the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election. He became Ontario Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure on February 11, 2011 for the Liberal Party of Ontario.
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- Born
- Oct 26, 1957
Montreal - Also known as
- Mayor Glen Murray
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Concordia University
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Toronto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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