Peter Van Loan
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| Hon. Peter Van Loan | |
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| Assumed office 2004 federal election |
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| Preceded by | New district |
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| Born | April 18, 1963 Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Sutton, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Cabinet | Minister responsible for Democratic Reform & Leader of the Government in the House of Commons |
Peter Van Loan, PC, MP (born April 18, 1963) (sometimes referred to as PVL) is a Canadian politician. He is the member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe, Minister responsible for Democratic Reform and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Van Loan is of Estonian heritage. His mother and grandparents fled Estonia during World War II and began a new life in Canada.
Van Loan was educated at the University of Toronto and York University and holds a bachelor’s degree, a Masters in International Relations and an additional Masters degree in geography. Van Loan graduated from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1989.
Prior to his election to public office, Van Loan was a partner and Chair of the Planning and Development Law Group at the law firm of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Van Loan was also an Adjunct Professor of Planning at the University of Toronto. He eventually served as president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario during Mike Harris' term of office and then the former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada for a brief period. He resigned from the latter post in 2000 after a series of disagreements with its leader, Joe Clark.
Van Loan was a key figure in the unsuccessful attempt to convince Premier of New Brunswick Bernard Lord to run for the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservatives in late 2002. He was a key organizer in the "Yes" Campaign, led by Tory Leader Peter MacKay, to ratify the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance into the Conservative Party of Canada. Van Loan then again attempted to recruit Lord to run for the leadership of the new party, and again was unsuccessful.
In an article from January 24, 2008, Van Loan was classified as one of "Harper's 12", the twelve most influential people in Ottawa, by Maclean's Magazine. Other cabinet ministers included were: Jim Prentice , John Baird , and Jim Flaherty.
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| Rob Nicholson | Minister of State (2007-) styled as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons |
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| Michael Chong | President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (2006-2007) |
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| Michael Chong | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2006-2007) |
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| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Rob Nicholson | Minister responsible for Democratic Reform (2007-) |
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| Michael Chong | Minister for Sport (2006-2007) |
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| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Rob Nicholson | Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2007-) |
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- Position Changed to Secretary of State for Sport
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| Preceded by Riding created in 2004 |
Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe 2004- |
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| NAME | Van Loan, Peter |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
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