Michael J. Bryant (born April 13, 1966) is former public administrator and former politician in Ontario, Canada. A Harvard-trained lawyer, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of St. Paul's for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1999 until 2009. He served until May 25, 2009, as a member of Dalton McGuinty's provincial cabinet, first as Attorney-General, being the province's youngest-ever to hold that post, a...
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Michael J. Bryant (born April 13, 1966) is former public administrator and former politician in Ontario, Canada. A Harvard-trained lawyer, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of St. Paul's for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1999 until 2009. He served until May 25, 2009, as a member of Dalton McGuinty's provincial cabinet, first as Attorney-General, being the province's youngest-ever to hold that post, and subsequently as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Minister of Economic Development and Government House Leader.
Bryant left provincial politics to take up the newly-created post of chief executive officer of Invest Toronto, an agency owned and operated by the City of Toronto with a mandate to attract investment to the municipality and facilitate economic development.
After an altercation with a cyclist on August 31, 2009, Bryant was charged with criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving causing death. Shortly after, he resigned...
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