Doug Ford

Douglas Robert Ford is a Canadian businessman and politician serving as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 29, 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he represents the Toronto area riding of Etobicoke North in the Ontario Legislature. With his brother Randy, Ford co-owns Deco Labels and Tags, a printing business operating in Canada and the United States that was founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 1999. Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto. Ford ran for the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, where he placed second behind John Tory. In 2018, Ford won the party leadership election of the PC Party and led the PCs to a majority win in the 2018 Ontario general election.