Jeffrey Thomas Yurek (born 1971) is a former Canadian politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
Progressive Conservative member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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who represented the riding of
Elgin—Middlesex—London. He was an
MPP between 2011-2022.
Background
Yurek was born and raised in
St. Thomas, Ontario
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At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city w ...
. He worked as a pharmacist in a family business with his brother. He lives with his wife Jenn and their daughter.
Politics
Yurek ran in the
2011 provincial election as the
Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of
Elgin—Middlesex—London. He defeated
Liberal candidate Laurie Baldwin-Sands by 8,696 votes.
He was re-elected in the
2014 provincial election defeating
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candidate Kathy Cornish by 8,820 votes.
He was previously the party's health critic and later served in cabinet.
He put forward a private member's bill, that was passed unanimously, allowing students to carry lifesaving medicines on their person. The bill was named 'Ryan's Law', after a student died from having his medical
inhaler
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locked in the principal's office
On June 20, 2019, he was named
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
On January 7, 2022, Yuruk announced that he wouldn't be seeking a 4th term and he would resign his seat at the end of February. He was succeeded by
Rob Flack
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in the
2022 Ontario general election
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.
Election results
Cabinet positions
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario