Jill Dunlop

Jill Dunlop
Minister of Education
Assumed office
August 16, 2024
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byTodd Smith
Minister of Colleges and Universities
In office
June 18, 2021 – August 16, 2024
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byRoss Romano
Succeeded byNolan Quinn
Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues
In office
June 20, 2019 – June 18, 2021
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byLisa MacLeod[a]
Succeeded byJane McKenna
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Simcoe North
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byPatrick Brown
Personal details
Born (1975-02-07) February 7, 1975 (age 49)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Parent(s)Garfield Dunlop
Jane Dunlop
OccupationPost secondary administrator

Jill Dunlop is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario Minister of Education since August 16, 2024.[1] She represents the riding of Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2018[2] and was also the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues.[3] She was Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities from June 18, 2021 until August 16, 2024.

She was born and raised in the rural town of Coldwater, Ontario. She is the daughter of Jane Dunlop, former Deputy Mayor of Township of Severn, ON and Garfield Dunlop, who represented the same electoral district from 1999 to 2015.

Electoral record

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2022 Ontario general election: Simcoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jill Dunlop 23,041 49.80 +2.89
New Democratic Elizabeth Van Houtte 8,208 17.74 −10.29
Liberal Aaron Cayden Hiltz 8,070 17.44 −0.26
Green Krystal Brooks 4,071 8.80 +2.05
New Blue Mark Douris 1,438 3.11  
Ontario Party Aaron MacDonald 1,119 2.42  
Libertarian William Joslin 318 0.69 +0.09
Total valid votes 46,265 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 228
Turnout 46,493 46.24
Eligible voters 101,053
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.59
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.
2018 Ontario general election: Simcoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jill Dunlop 25,236 46.92 +2.98
New Democratic Elizabeth Van Houtte 15,078 28.03 +12.48
Liberal Gerry Marshall 9,523 17.70 -14.82
Green Valerie Powell 3,632 6.75 -1.24
Libertarian Cynthia Sneath 320 0.59
Total valid votes 53,789 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing -8.97
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Jill Dunlop named Ontario's new education minister after Todd Smith resigns". CTV News. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jill Dunlop elected in Simcoe North". CTV Barrie. June 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jill Dunlop | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.