Preceded by George Bukator Name John Clement Constituency Niagara Falls Role Politician | Spouse(s) Carol (Drapkin) Panayi Succeeded by Vince Kerrio Profession Lawyer Children Tony Clement | |
Full Name John Twining Clement Born August 28, 1928
Niagara Falls, Ontario ( 1928-08-28 ) Relations Tony Clement, (stepson) Died June 24, 2014, Niagara Falls, Canada Political party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Grandchildren Elexa Clement, Alex Clement, Max Clement People also search for Tony Clement, Carol Clement | ||
John Twining Clement (August 28, 1928 – June 24, 2014) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament from 1971 to 1975 and was in the cabinet of premier Bill Davis.
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Background
Clement was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He went to Queen's University and later attended Osgoode Hall Law School which he attended at the same time as future premier Bill Davis. Clement married Carol Panayi. He had three children from his first wife and with Carol is the stepfather of former Ontario Minister of Health and federal Minister of Industry Tony Clement.
Politics
Clement's first political involvement was as a Trustee on the Niagara Falls School Board. In the 1971 provincial election, Clement ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Niagara Falls beating Liberal incumbent George Bukator by 1,821 votes. In September 1972 he was named as Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations.
In January 1975, he was named as Attorney General and Provincial Secretary for Justice. In February 1975, he was also appointed Solicitor General when George Kerr resigned from cabinet due to an election donation scandal.
In the 1975 election he was defeated by Liberal Vince Kerrio by 168 votes. Clement called for a recount and a margin of 172 was confirmed.
Later life
Clement was known as an excellent public speaker and spent many years served as Master of Ceremonies at a number of public events—both political and charitable. Over the years he served on the boards of a number of charitable organizations including the Ontario branch of the Canadian Red Cross.
In 1979, Clement was hired by Metro Trans-Public Advertising Ltd., a company that wanted to supply advertising for the Toronto Transit Commission. Later that same year he was appointed to the Toronto Police Services Board to study ways to increase minority hiring on the police force.
In 1983, Clement was a director for Crown Trust and Greymac Trust, two of three companies that collapsed. He was found not to have been involved and was cleared of wrongdoing. The Ontario government seized the assets to protect the depositors. This cost the government $1.2 billion.
In 1988, he was named to the Public Service Staff Relations Board, a committee that adjudicates disputes between the Federal government and its employees.
An accomplished acrobatic pilot, Clement made a trans-atlantic flight in a specially-outfitted Cessna and he served as the President of the St. Catharines Flying Club.