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	Topics Steve Peters Topic Home Stephen J. "Steve" Peters (born January 19, 1963) is a CanadianCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... politicianPolitician A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the... . He is presently a Member of Provincial ParliamentMember of Provincial Parliament A Member of Provincial Parliament is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... of OntarioOntario Overview Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada's ten provinces.... and currently serves as Speaker of the Legislative AssemblySpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature.... . Peters served as a Cabinet Minister in the first term of the government of Dalton McGuintyDalton McGuinty Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer and politician and, since October 23, 2003, Premier of Ontario.... . Peters was born in St. ThomasSt. Thomas, Ontario Summary St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada.... , in the southwestern section of OntarioFacts About Ontario Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada's ten provinces.... . Both of his parents were the children of UkrainianFacts About Ukrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine. ... immigrants. He was educated at the University of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario is a coeducational, non-denominational, research-intensive university located in London, O... , and received a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts is an undergraduate bachelor's degree awarded for a course or program in the liberal arts and/or sciences.... degree in historyHIStory *HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I* is a double-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records... in 1985. Peters subsequently worked as an archivistFacts About Archive Archives refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept.... at Victoria HospitalVictoria Hospital Victoria Hospital may be a reference to:... in London, OntarioLondon, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population... , and at Alma College in St. Thomas. He also worked as a stock clerk at the A&PThe Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Summary The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a supermarket chain in the United States and Canad... food store in St. Thomas. Peters began his political career at the municipal level, being elected to the St. Thomas city councilCity council Summary A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town.... in 1988. He became the city's mayor in 1991, an accomplishment which made him the youngest mayor in the country at the time. Peters was re-elected by significant majorities in 1994 and 1997. Peters shifted from municipal to provincial politics in 1999, running as a candidate of the Ontario Liberal PartyOntario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada.... in that year's provincial electionOntario general election, 1999 Overview An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of ... . Peters defeated incumbent Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, more commonly known as the Ontario PC Party, is a right-of-centre political p... (PC) MPPMember of Provincial Parliament Overview A Member of Provincial Parliament is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... Bruce Smith in the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—LondonElgin—Middlesex—London Elgin?Middlesex?London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House o... , 20,417 votes to 19,246. Many regarded this as an upset, in that most other ridings with a similar demography (i.e., rural and socially conservative) supported PC candidates in this election. Peters' victory was likely due to personal popularity, rather than his party affiliation. The election was won by the Progressive Conservatives, and Peters became the opposition critic for Disability issues on June 26, 1999. In September 2000, he was named opposition critic for Agriculture. For the next three years, most of his interventions in the legislature were focused on agricultural and rural issues. Peters was easily re-elected in the Ontario provincial election of 2003Ontario general election, 2003 The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly ... , receiving over 57% of the vote in Elgin—Middlesex—London (Bruce Smith, again running for the Progressive Conservatives, received just over 30%). The election was won by the Liberals; many political commentators predicted that Peters would be named Agriculture Minister in the event of a Liberal victory, a factor which undoubtedly contributed to his re-election. Peters was, in fact, named Minister of Agriculture and Food on October 23, 2003. In late September 2004, he announced that the provincial government would provide thirty million dollars to farmers affected by the BSEBovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, w... crisis, which had prevented Canadian beef from reaching the AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... market. He was named as Ontario's Minister of Labour following a cabinet shuffleCabinet shuffle Summary In the parliamentary system a cabinet shuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when a Head of Government rotates... on June 29, 2005. Though he was re-elected in the general electionOntario general election, 2007 The Ontario general election of 2007 is scheduled to be held on October 4, 2007 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly... of October 2007, he was dropped from cabinet in a post-election cabinet shuffleCabinet shuffle In the parliamentary system a cabinet shuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when a Head of Government rotates... and was instead on November 28th 2007, elected by his fellow members as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on the 4th ballot, defeating Michael A. BrownMichael A. Brown Overview Michael A. Brown is a politician in Ontario, Canada and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.... , Ted ArnottTed Arnott Theodore Calvin Arnott is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district... , David ZimmerDavid Zimmer David Zimmer is a politician in Ontario, Canada.... and Lorenzo BerardinettiLorenzo Berardinetti Lorenzo Berardinetti is a politician in Ontario, Canada.... . In doing so, Peters became the first Ukrainian-Canadian to ever hold the position. External links