Jill Dunlop

Jill Dunlop is a Canadian politician who is the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities since June 18, 2021. She represents the riding of Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2018 [1] and was also the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues.[2]

The Honourable
Jill Dunlop
MPP
Minister of Colleges and Universities
Assumed office
June 18, 2021
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byRoss Romano
Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues
In office
June 20, 2019 – June 18, 2021
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byLisa MacLeod[lower-alpha 1]
Succeeded byJane McKenna
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Simcoe North
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byPatrick Brown
Personal details
Born (1975-02-07) February 7, 1975
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Parent(s)Garfield Dunlop
Jane Dunlop
OccupationPost secondary administrator

She was born and raised in the rural town of Coldwater Ontario, and is the daughter of Jane Dunlop - former Deputy Mayor of Township of Severn, ON and Garfield Dunlop, who represented the same electoral district from 1999 to 2015.

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Simcoe North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJill Dunlop25,23646.92+2.98
New DemocraticElizabeth Van Houtte15,07828.03+12.48
LiberalGerry Marshall9,52317.70-14.82
GreenValerie Powell3,6326.75-1.24
LibertarianCynthia Sneath3200.59
Total valid votes 53,789100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing -8.97
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

Notes
  1. Lisa MacLeod as Minister responsible for Women's Issues.

References
  1. "Jill Dunlop elected in Simcoe North". CTV Barrie. June 7, 2018.
  2. "Jill Dunlop | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.


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