Richard Andrew Patten (born May 13, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Patten was educated at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) in Montreal. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Before entering public life, he was a manager with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), and served as President of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Patten sat on an NGO advisory committee to the World Bank while with the CCIC. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e
Patten was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating incumbent New Democrat Evelyn Gigantes by just over 2000 votes in Ottawa Centre. The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes (born in 1942 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) is a former Politician in Ontario, Canada. He was appointed a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson, serving as Ontario Minister of Government Services from September 29, 1987 to August 2, 1989, and as Ontario Minister of Correctional Services from August 2, 1989 to October 1, 1990. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. David Robert Peterson, PC (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Gigantes defeated Patten during the snap 1990 provincial election, in which the New Democrats scored an upset victory over the Liberals. The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario For the next five years, Patten served as President and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation, doing extensive fundraising work for the organization.
Support for the Ontario NDP declined considerably between 1990 and 1995, and Patten was able to defeat Gigantes again in the 1995 provincial election (this time by about 1700 votes). Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Patten joined 29 other Liberals in the opposition. The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre He attempted to mobilize a campaign for the party's leadership in 1996, but failed in this effort and subsequently supported Dwight Duncan. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dwight Duncan, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. When Duncan was eliminated after the third ballot, he endorsed Dalton McGuinty, the winner (Ottawa Citizen, 2 December 1996). Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician
In the 1999 provincial election, Patten was elected over his Progressive Conservative opponent Ray Kostuck by about 2000 votes; New Democrat Elisabeth Arnold, who was expected to be his primary opposition, finished third. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth Arnold (born 1959 in Ottawa) was an Ottawa City Councillor who represented Somerset Ward from 1994 to 2003 The Progressive Conservatives again won the election, and Patten remained in opposition. Patten was treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during this parliament. Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system)
The Liberals won the 2003 election and Patten was re-elected in Ottawa Centre by over 10,000 votes, the easiest victory of his career. The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial He was not appointed to the cabinet of Dalton McGuinty, but was instead named parliamentary assistant to Gerard Kennedy, the Ontario Minister of Education on October 23, 2003. Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician This article is about the politician For the actor see Gerard Kennedy (actor. The Ministry of Education (MOE is the agencies of the Ontario government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy funding Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On September 27, 2004, he was named parliamentary assistant to Joseph Cordiano, the Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. On November 16, 2006, Patten was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
It became clear in political circles that lack of support for Dalton McGuinty's ultimately successful leadership run stood in his way of returning to the cabinet table.
On March 14, 2007, Patten announced he would not seek re-election in the upcoming election.
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