Preceded by Jim Brownell Children 3 Preceded by Charles Sangster Name Jim McDonell | Succeeded by Ian McLeod Role Politician Spouse(s) Margie McDonell Education Queen's University | |
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Political party Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Residence South Glengarry, Ontario, Canada | ||
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Jim McDonell (born c. 1954) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He has been an MPP since 2011. He was mayor of the township of South Glengarry, Ontario from 2003 to 2011.
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- Breakfast buzz with pc mpp jim mcdonell of from stormont dundas south glengarry
- Background
- Politics
- References
Background
McDonell was born and raised on a dairy farm in South Glengarry, Ontario. He attended Queen's University where he earned a degree in Engineering. He worked for Bell Canada for over 30 years in a number of roles. He and his wife Margie live in Williamstown, Ontario where they raised their three children.
Politics
In 2000, McDonell was elected as a councillor for the township of South Glengarry. In 2003 he was elected as mayor of the township.
In the 2011 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He defeated Liberal candidate Mark MacDonald by 13,050 votes. He was easily re-elected in the 2014 election.
He is the party's critic for Government and Consumer Services.