Murray John Elston (born October 8, 1949 in Wingham, Ontario) is an executive and former Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1994, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson. He briefly served as interim leader of the Liberal Party in 1991.
Elston was educated at the University of Western Ontario, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree. Before...
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Murray John Elston (born October 8, 1949 in Wingham, Ontario) is an executive and former Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1994, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson. He briefly served as interim leader of the Liberal Party in 1991.
Elston was educated at the University of Western Ontario, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree. Before entering political life, he practiced law with the firm of Crawford, Mill Davies & Elston.
Elston was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Gary Harron by 224 votes in the rural, southwestern constituency of Huron—Bruce. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under Bill Davis in this election, and Elston sat on the opposition benches for the next four years.
The Liberals under Peterson formed a minority government following the 1985 election, and Elston...
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