Michael Bryant (politician)
| Michael Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2009 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Eric Hoskins |
| Constituency | St. Paul's |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michael J. Bryant April 13, 1966 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Susan Abramovitch (sep. December 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of British Columbia Osgoode Hall Law School Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer, professor, consultant |
Michael J. Bryant (born April 13, 1966) is a lawyer, former public administrator and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of St. Paul's from 1999 to 2009. He was a senior 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, a municipal agency with a mandate to attract investment 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. Days later he resigned as CEO of Invest Toronto, while maintaining that he was innocent of the charges. On May 25, 2010, all charges against Bryant were withdrawn, with prosecutors describing the cyclist as the aggressor in the incident. He works as a criminal defence lawyer for the indigent and indigenous, and negotiates aboriginal land claims for First Nations.
Bryant was raised in the Greater Victoria area of British Columbia, where his father Ray was mayor of Esquimalt from 1966 to 1969. Known for his "pugnacious streak," he trained as a boxer from childhood.
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