Jeff Yurek

Jeff Yurek (born 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He has been an MPP since 2011.

The Honourable Jeff Yurek MPP
Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Incumbent
Assumed office June 20, 2019
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Rod Phillips
Minister of Transportation
In office November 5, 2018 – June 20, 2019
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	John Yakabuski
Succeeded by	Caroline Mulroney
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
In office June 29, 2018 – November 5, 2018
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Nathalie Des Rosiers
Succeeded by	John Yakabuski
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London
Incumbent
Assumed office October 6, 2011
Preceded by	Steve Peters
Personal details
Born	(1971-09-27) September 27, 1971 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Jenn Yurek
Children	1
Residence	St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Pharmacist

Background

Yurek was born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario. He worked as a pharmacist in a family business with his brother. He lives with his wife Jenn and their daughter.[1]

Politics

Yurek ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He defeated Liberal candidate Laurie Baldwin-Sands by 8,696 votes.[2] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating NDP candidate Kathy Cornish by 8,820 votes.[3]

He was previously the party's health critic, and is currently Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.

He put forward a private member's bill, that was passed unanimously, allowing students to carry lifesaving medicines on their person. The bill was named 'Ryan's Law', after a student died from having his puffer locked in the principal's office [4]

On June 20, 2019, he was named Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.[5]

Election results

2018 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jeff Yurek	29,264	55.40	+9.04
	New Democratic	Amanda Stratton	16,923	32.04	+5.41
	Liberal	Carlie Forsythe	3,857	7.30	-13.02
	Green	Bronagh Morgan	2,049	3.88	-1.07
	Libertarian	Richard Styve	300	0.57
	Freedom	Dave Plumb	278	0.53	-1.21
	Objective Truth	Henri Barrette	152	0.29
Total valid votes			52,671	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout				60.87
Eligible voters			86,787
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+1.82
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

Cabinet positions

Ontario Provincial Government of Doug Ford
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Rod Phillips	Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks June 20, 2019 – present	Incumbent
John Yakabuski	Minister of Transportation November 5, 2018 – June 20, 2019	Caroline Mulroney
Nathalie Des Rosiers	Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry June 29, 2018 – November 5, 2018	John Yakabuski

References

1. "Political junkie gets his shot". London Free Press. October 7, 2011.
2. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
3. "General Election by District: Elgin-Middlesex-London". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
4. "Ontario law passes to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers in school". CBC. Apr 30, 2015.
5. June 20, Jennifer Bieman Updated; 2019 (2019-06-20). "London-area MPPs caught up in dramatic Doug Ford cabinet shuffle | The London Free Press". Retrieved 2019-06-21.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)