Jim Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Wilson
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1963(1963-04-04)
Age	61
Birthplace	Alliston
Country	Canada
Birth City	Alliston
Horoscope	Taurus

Jim Wilson Biography

Jim Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 4, 1963 in Alliston, Alliston, Canada. Jim Wilson (born April 4, 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Simcoe—Grey, and was first elected in 1990 to the predecessor riding of Simcoe West. He sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario caucus from his first election until November 2, 2018, when he resigned from caucus due to allegations of sexual misconduct. While part of the PC caucus, Wilson was chosen by his fellow caucus members on July 2, 2014, to serve as interim leader of the party and Leader of the Opposition following the resignation of Tim Hudak. He continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition until September 2015 when new party leader, Patrick Brown entered the legislature through a by-election.

After redistribution, Wilson ran for re-election in the 1999 provincial election in the new seat of Simcoe—Grey. He defeated his nearest opponent, Liberal Norman Sandberg, by over 19,000 votes.

He was retained in the Energy, Science and Technology portfolio until April 2002, when Ernie Eves replaced Mike Harris as Premier. Eves named Wilson as Minister of Northern Development and Mines, and Chair of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation. On June 17, 2003, he was also named Minister of Environment.

He was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on October 10, 2007, defeating his nearest opponent by 11,711 votes. He was re-elected again in the 2011 election for his sixth term defeating his nearest opponent by 14,935 votes. He was re-elected by a slimmer margin in the 2014 provincial election.

In October 1997, Wilson was named as Minister of Energy, Science and Technology.

Jim Wilson Net Worth

Jim Wilson is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Wilson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1990 provincial election, he was elected in Simcoe West by 1940 votes over New Democrat Leo Loserit. The NDP won a majority government in this election, while the Tories won only 20 seats of 130 for third-party status. In September 1991, Wilson was appointed as party Critic for health policy.

There was a significant swing to the Progressive Conservatives in the 1995 provincial election, and Wilson was re-elected by almost 20,000 votes over his nearest opponent. On June 26, 1995, he was appointed Minister of Health in the government of Mike Harris.

The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the 2003 election, although Wilson retained Simcoe—Grey by a reduced margin. In 2004, he supported John Tory’s successful bid to replace Eves as party leader. In 2009, he supported Tim Hudak’s successful bid to replace Tory as party leader.

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Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jim Wilson celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.