John Tory OOnt KC
Tory in 2018
65th Mayor of Toronto
In office December 1, 2014 – February 17, 2023
Deputy	Denzil Minnan-Wong Jennifer McKelvie
Preceded by	Rob Ford
Succeeded by	Olivia Chow
Ontario provincial politics Leader of the Opposition in Ontario In office March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007 Preceded by Bob Runciman Succeeded by Bob Runciman Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario In office September 28, 2004 – March 20, 2009 Preceded by Ernie Eves Succeeded by Bob Runciman (interim) Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey In office March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007 Preceded by Ernie Eves Succeeded by Sylvia Jones
Personal details
Born	John Howard Tory (1954-05-28) May 28, 1954 (age 70) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative Federal PC (until 1995)
Spouse(s)	Barbara Hackett ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	4
Mother	Elizabeth Bacon
Father	John A. Tory
Relatives	John S. D. Tory (grandfather) James Marshall Tory (uncle)
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Alma mater	Trinity College, Toronto (BA) Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB)
Occupation	Politician lawyer businessman

John Howard Tory (listen; born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician. He is the former mayor of Toronto, where he was born.^[1]

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.^[2]

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