Mike Ray
| Mike Ray | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Newman |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Lessard |
| Constituency | Windsor—Walkerville |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1936 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Michael Charles Ray (born August 27, 1936) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990.
Background
Ray was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the Ontario College of Education, the University of Windsor and Osgoode Hall Law School. He worked as a lawyer, and was director of Clinical Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor.
Politics
He served as an alderman in Windsor from 1980 to 1987.
Ray was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating NDP candidate Donna Champagne by 946 votes in the constituency of Windsor—Walkerville.[1] He served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years.
The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Ray lost his seat to Wayne Lessard of the NDP by 4,318 votes.[2]
Later life
Ray was appointed to the board of the Windsor Regional Hospital in 2004 served until 2013 and is a former Chairman of the Board. Ray also served as a Director of the Windsor Port Authority from 2006 to 2015. Currently Ray is a member of the Board of Directors of the Windsor Police Services.
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