John Duncan McNie (July 28, 1920 – September 2, 2006) was a politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
Progressive Conservative who served in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...
from 1971 until 1975 representing the riding of
Hamilton West. He served in the cabinet of
Bill Davis
William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Behind Oliver Mowat, Davis was the List of premiers of Ontario by time in office, second-longes ...
from 1972 to 1975.
Background
McNie was born in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada, settled in Hamilton, Ontario and married Mary Kathleen Skeans (1929–1980). Prior to being elected, McNie managed Kelley Advertising from the mid-1950s to 1971.
Politics
He was elected in the general election in 1971.
In 1972 he was appointed to cabinet as
Minister of Colleges and Universities.
In 1974 he was demoted to the position of
Minister without portfolio
A minister without portfolio is a government minister without specific responsibility as head of a government department. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision-making authorit ...
.
McNie had asked Davis to reduce his workload for health reasons.
He did not stand for re election in the 1975 general election.
Cabinet posts
Later life
After leaving politics, he has served as a Co-Chair of the "Committee for Hamilton Place", as a Director at The Hamilton Council for a United Canada and as a Director of a private company, Maplex Management & Holdings Limited.
McNie died in Hamilton, Ontario.
References
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1920 births
2006 deaths
Canadian people of Scottish descent
Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario