Preceded by David Ramsay Portfolio 3rd Party Whip (2014-) Political party New Democrat Name John Vanthof | Relations Ernie Hardeman, uncle Role Politician Occupation Dairy farmer | |
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Party Ontario New Democratic Party Residence Armstrong, Ontario, Canada | ||
NDP MPP John Vanthof speaking at Queen's Park rally for Ontario's horse racing industry
John Vanthof (born c. 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. He represents the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane.
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- NDP MPP John Vanthof speaking at Queens Park rally for Ontarios horse racing industry
- Background
- Politics
- References
Background
Vanthof was born and raised on a dairy farm near New Liskeard, Ontario. He is the nephew of veteran Progressive Conservative MPP Ernie Hardeman. Prior to entering politics he was president of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture, a farmer's lobby group. He was a vocal opponent of the proposal to ship garbage from Toronto and bury it at Adams Mine.
Politics
In the 2007 provincial election, Vanthof ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane. He was defeated by incumbent Liberal David Ramsay by 634 votes. He tried again in 2011 this time winning against Liberal candidate Denis Bonin by 6,101 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Sébastien Goyer by 8,490 votes.
In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.