The Honourable Tony Clement
Minister of Health and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
 Tony Clement is a first-time Member of Parliament and was elected to the House of Commons in 2006.
Prior to running for federal office, Mr. Clement was a member of Ontario’s provincial legislature from 1995 to 2003, representing Brampton South (later, Brampton West–Mississauga). From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Clement was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Immigration and Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier.
In 1997, Mr. Clement was appointed Minister of Transportation. In 1999, he became Minister of Environment and later, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and in 2001, Health and Long Term Care.
Mr. Clement holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a law degree from the University of Toronto. He was born in Manchester, England, in 1961. Mr. Clement is married to Lynne Golding and is the father of three children.
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