Preceded by Bob Runciman Role Politician Name Steve Clark | Children 5 Spouse(s) Deanna Clark Residence Brockville, Canada | |
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Born November 7, 1960 (age 64)
Brockville, Ontario ( 1960-11-07 ) Political party Progressive Conservative Portfolio Co Deputy Leader (2015-) Party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | ||
Steve Clark (born November 7, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He represents the riding of Leeds—Grenville and has served as an MPP since 2010. On September 10, 2015 he was named co-deputy leader with Sylvia Jones.
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Background
Clark was born in Brockville, Ontario on November 7, 1960. He lives in Brockville with his wife Deanna and their five children.
Politics
Clark served as mayor of Brockville from 1982 to 1991. First elected at age 22, he was the youngest mayor in Canada at the time. He later worked as an advertising salesman for the Brockville Recorder and Times, as an administrative assistant to Bob Runciman, and as the chief administrative officer of the township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands.
He was elected in a by-election on March 4, 2010 held to replace Bob Runciman who resigned to accept a position in the Canadian Senate. He was easily re-elected in 2011 and in 2014 both with large pluralities.