Know Our Minister! Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Eleanor McMahon becomes Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, responsible for the Ontario Trillium Foundation
The Honourable Eleanor McMahon
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Eleanor McMahon was elected to the Ontario legislature in 2014 as MPP for Burlington. On June 13, 2016 she was appointed as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Previously she served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, where she initiated a review of the Conservation Authorities Act.
Eleanor has spent her career in senior roles in business, government and the not-for-profit sector and is the founder of the Share the Road Cycling Coalition. She spent the early part of her career on Parliament Hill in a number of roles including Press Secretary in the office of the Right Honorable Jean Chrétien. She has served at the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Petro-Canada, United Way Ottawa, and the Ontario Medical Association.
The tragic death of Eleanor’s husband, OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart – killed in a cycling collision in 2006 by a driver with five convictions for driving under suspension – led her life in an entirely new direction. Eleanor’s reaction to this unthinkable loss was to begin a campaign to improve road safety and enhance legislation in Ontario. In 2008 she launched the Share the Road Cycling Coalition, a provincial cycling policy and advocacy organization created to unite cycling organizations from across Ontario and work with municipalities to make their communities more bicycle-friendly.
In 2008 Eleanor began lobbying for enhanced penalties for suspended drivers in Ontario. As a result of her advocacy, Greg’s Law was passed on April 22, 2009 and became law in September 2010, making our communities safer by reducing the number of suspended drivers and repeat offenders on Ontario’s roads.
Through her breadth of experience Eleanor understands how working together with the business community will create jobs and grow our economy; and how investing in people creates stronger communities.
Hon Eleanor McMahon, MPP (Burlington)
Current Parliamentary Roles
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Member, Standing Committee on General Government
Member, Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
Party
Ontario Liberal Party
Hon Eleanor McMahon – Contact Information
| Ministry | Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport 9th Floor, Hearst Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2E1 |
| Tel | 416-326-9326 |
| Fax | 416-326-9338 |
| Constituency | Unit 104 472 Brock Avenue Burlington, Ontario L7S 1N1 |
| Tel | 905-639-7924 |
| Fax | 905-639-3284 |
Biography : Eleanor McMahon
Eleanor McMahon
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
MPP Burlington
Political Career
- Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, June 2014 – June 2016
Education
- Certificate in Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, University of Ottawa
- Honours BA, French Language and Literature, University of Windsor
Personal and Family Life
- Husband Greg Stobbart, OPP Sergeant, was killed in a cycling collision in 2006
Memberships and Associations
- Share the Road Cycling Coalition (founder)
Executive Biography
Eleanor McMahon was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2014 as the MPP for Burlington.
McMahon currently serves as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. She was previously Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.
She has spent her career in senior roles in business, government and the not-for-profit sector. McMahon held a number of roles on Parliament Hill early in her career, including as Press Secretary to Jean Chrétien. She has served as Director of Public Affairs at the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, as well as Vice President at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. McMahon has also been Director of Public Affairs at Petro-Canada, Vice President at United Way Ottawa and Executive Director of Public Affairs at the Ontario Medical Association.
In 2006, her husband, OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart, was killed in a cycling collision with a driver with five convictions for driving under suspension. That led McMahon to launch a campaign to improve road safety and enhance legislation in Ontario. In 2008, she launched the Share the Road Cycling Coalition, a provincial cycling policy and advocacy organization created to unite cycling organizations from across Ontario and work with municipalities to make their communities more bicycle-friendly.
McMahon lobbied successfully for enhanced penalties for suspended drivers in Ontario. This led to the passage of Greg’s Law in 2009 to reduce the number of suspended drivers and repeat offenders on Ontario’s roads.
Links:
http://canadianmags.blogspot.ca/2016/06/another-day-another-ontario-culture.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_McMahon
http://hkstrategies.ca/home/larger-ontario-cabinet-signals-shift-in-focus/