# Kevin Holland (Canadian politician)

Kevin Holland MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Thunder Bay—Atikokan as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He was named to the Ontario cabinet as associate minister of forestry and forestry products on August 16, 2024. Holland was previously the mayor of Conmee Township.

## Career

Holland was elected in June 2022 as a Member of Provincial Parliament for his home riding of Thunder Bay-Atikokan. Prior to his role as MPP, Holland served as the Mayor of the Township of Conmee for over 3 decades, being first elected to Council in 1991.
Holland volunteered for 21 years as a community firefighter. He was Operations Manager of Holland Enterprises, a family-owned business that specialized in the manufacturing of custom emergency vehicles and commercial truck bodies.
Following his election as MPP, Holland served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs. before being appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines. While serving as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines he took on the additional role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long Term Care before being appointed as the Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products.

## Other work

At the time of his election as MPP, Holland was serving as:
* The First Vice-Chair of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA),
* Board member of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
* Vice-chair of the Lakehead Rural Municipal Coalition
* Director for the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards - Representing Zone 1
* Chair of the Ontario Provincial Police - Lakehead Police Services Board
* Board member of the Ontario Police Arbitration Commission
* Vice-Chair of the Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board.
* Chair of the Conmee Non-Profit Housing Corporation

## Personal life

Holland is married to Lori. They have two children, and four grandchildren.

## Electoral history

vte2022 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin Holland | 9,657 | 36.31 | +13.08 | $57,863 |
| | New Democratic | Judith Monteith-Farrell | 8,759 | 32.93 | −3.33 | $84,682 |
| | Liberal | Rob Barrett | 6,486 | 24.39 | −11.62 | $43,988 |
| | Green | Eric Arner | 781 | 2.94 | +0.23 | $509 |
| | New Blue | David Tommasini | 529 | 1.99 | | $2,767 |
| | Ontario Party | Dan Criger | 248 | 0.93 | | $0 |
| | Northern Ontario Heritage | Kenneth Jones | 138 | 0.52 | −0.92 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 26,598 | 99.39 | +0.36 | $97,107 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 163 | 0.61 | -0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,761 | 43.09 | -11.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 61,879 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +8.20 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||