John Tory

John Howard Tory (; born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician. He is the former mayor of Toronto, where he was born.

Tory was a candidate for the 2003 Toronto mayoral election. He finished in second place and lost to David Miller. After this, from 2004 to 2009, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2007 for the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey.

He was elected in the 2014 election against Olivia Chow and Doug Ford, the other leading competitors. He succeeded Rob Ford. In 2018, Tory was re-elected for a second time. In this election he defeated a former Chief City Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat.

On February 17, 2023, John Tory resigned as Mayor of Toronto after it became known that he had an affair with one of his staff members. 

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Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:Mayors of Toronto