From 1995 until 2005 , he was the Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby-Ajax , and a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party caucus and unsuccessfully sought the leadership of the provincial party on two occasions .
He also served as a former provincial Minister of Finance for Ontario from 2001 to 2002 , a Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby-Ajax from 1995 to 2005 , and was a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party caucus .