Andy Pringle
Andrew "Andy" Pringle (born 1949/1950)[1] is a retired bond trader and political activist linked with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and the Conservative Party of Canada.
He was first appointed a member of the Toronto Police Services Board in 2011, was elected vice-chair of the board in January 2015, and, since the July 31, 2015 retirement of Alok Mukherjee, holds the office of chair of the TPSB.[2] He was reappointed to the board by Toronto City Council in 2015 by a vote of 28 to 11 with Councillor Michael Thompson leading the opposition to Pringle's reappointment saying: “He consistently rubber-stamped police actions, proposals and initiatives that were not in the best interest of the community... I would dare say that Mr. Pringle's silence on all the major issues that the board has faced has in fact been deafening.”[3]
Pringle was the chief of staff for John Tory when he was Leader of the Opposition as leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the Ontario legislature.[4] He is also a longtime fundraiser for the party[5] and former chair of its fundraising arm, the PC Ontario Fund.[4] Pringle is the former managing director at RBC Capital Markets,[5] former chairman of RP Investment Advisors and chair of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), as well a chair of the board of governors of Upper Canada College.[4]
In 2013, when Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford was under intense police scrutiny, his brother, then Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford called for Pringle's resignation alleging that he was in a conflict of interest as he went on a fishing trip with Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair.[4][5]
Pringle was the Progressive Conservative candidate in Etobicoke Centre during the 2007 provincial election,[5] placing second with 34.13% of the vote.
In 2016, Pringle was reported to be the fundraising chair for the federal Conservative Party of Canada leadership campaign of Kellie Leitch.[6]
His wife is broadcaster Valerie Pringle.[4]
References
- ↑ "Councillors urged to reject Andy Pringle on police board". Toronto Star. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Pringle poised to succeed Mukherjee on police board: James". Toronto Star. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Council reappoints Andy Pringle to police board". Toronto Star. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Who is Andrew Pringle?". Toronto Star. November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Doug Ford's broadside at police board member seen as calculated strike on a Tory ally". Globe and Mail. November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Proudfoot, Shannon. "Behind Kellie Leitch’s ‘sort-of’ campaign for Conservative leader". Maclean's. Maclean's. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
| Preceded by Alok Mukherjee 2005 – 2015 |
Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board July 2015 – present |
Succeeded by incumbent |