Education
University of Toronto
LL.B. - Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Profession
Lawyer
Vice Chair - Credit Suisse First Boston

Political Affiliation
Progressive Conservative (PC)

Riding
Parry Sound 1981 - 1999
Riding renamed Parry Sound - Muskoka 1999 - 2001
Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey 2002

Political Career

• First Elected to Ontario Legislative Assembly 1981
• Government House Leader
• Minister of Community and Social Services
• Minister of Skills Development
• Provincial Secretary for Resources Development
• Finance Minister and Deputy Premier 1995
• Resigned in February 2001
• Elected Leader of PC Party of Ontario 2002
• Sworn in as Premier of Ontario April 15, 2002
• Progressive Conservative party defeated in 2003 election.
• Ernie Eves remained Progressive Conservative Party leader until September 2004, when he was replaced by John Tory.