John Clement
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John Twining Clement was a politician in Ontario
, Canada
. He was a Progressive Conservative
Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1970s for the riding of Niagara Falls
, and served a brief stint as Attorney General
and Solicitor General of Ontario
in 1975 in the cabinet of Premier William G. Davis.
Clement is the father of former Ontario Minister of Health and current federal Minister of Industry Tony Clement
.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He was a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1970s for the riding of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)
Niagara Falls is a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1914 provincial election, and has existed continuously since then....
, and served a brief stint as Attorney General
Attorney General of Ontario
The Attorney General of Ontario is a senior member of the Executive Council of Ontario and governs the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario - the department responsible for the oversight of the justice system within the province. The Attorney General is an elected Member of Provincial...
and Solicitor General of Ontario
Solicitor General of Ontario
The Solicitor General of Ontario was in charge of the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario is responsible for police and other law enforcement agencies in the province...
in 1975 in the cabinet of Premier William G. Davis.
Clement is the father of former Ontario Minister of Health and current federal Minister of Industry Tony Clement
Tony Clement
Tony Peter Clement, PC, MP is a Canadian federal politician, President of the Treasury Board, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario and member of the Conservative Party of Canada....
.