Doug Ford

Douglas Robert Ford Jr MPP born November 20 1964 is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2018 He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario With his brother Randy Ford coowns Deco Labels and Tags a printing business operating in Canada and the United States founded by their father Doug Ford Sr who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament MPP from 1995 to 1999 Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother Rob Ford was mayor of Toronto Ford ran for the 2014 Toronto mayoral election where he placed second behind John Tory In 2018 Ford entered provincial politics and won the Progressive Conservative leadership election He led the PCs to three consecutive majority victories in the 2018 2022 and 2025 general elections As premier Ford decreased the size of the Toronto city council established the Lowincome Individuals and Families Tax credit LIFT responded to the COVID19 pandemic granted extra powers to designated Ontario mayors through the Strong Mayors Building Homes Act passed the Your Health Act Bill 60 to expand the use of private healthcare services and grappled with controversies from the Greenbelt scandal Although Fords rhetoric and policies were characterised as conservative in his early years as premier since 2020 political commentators have noted a shift to the political centre and a more cooperative attitude towards the federal Liberal government