Mike Crawley

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Mike Crawley is a Canadian businessman and political operative who was the former president of the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Early Life

Crawley is from the Ottawa region.

Business Career

Previously he worked in senior roles for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. [1]

From 2002 to 2009, Crawley was CEO of AIM PowerGen Corporation, a wind and solar power developer, owner and operator [2] until International Power Inc. acquired it in 2009. [3] Crawley continued as President of International Power Canada and, its successor, GDF Suez Canada until 2014.

Crawley was president and CEO of Northland Power between 2018-2024, having joined the company's Executive team in 2015. On March 25, 2024, Northland Power announced that Crawley and Northland's Board of Directors "have agreed to a change in leadership for the Company" and that Crawley will step down from his position effective September 30, 2024. [4]

Political Career

He start his involvement in Liberal politics during his youth, and was a key member of the Paul Martin leadership campaign team. He served on the executive of the federal party's Ontario wing in the early 1990s, and worked as an aide to the Ontario Liberal Party leader Lyn McLeod. As a key supporter of Finance Minister Paul Martin, Crawley was elected Executive Vice President the party's Ontario wing over future MP Kyle Peterson, a supporter of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, as the internal rivalry between Chretien and Martin was approaching its peak. Crawley became president of the party's Ontario wing soon after Martin became leader and Prime Minister.

In January, 2012, he was elected president of the Liberal Party of Canada for a two-year term, [5] defeating former Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps by 26 votes. [6] Crawley was previously president of the federal party's Ontario wing. [7]

Ontario Liberal Leadership

In November 2025, it was reported that Crawley has begun assembling a team and is considering running for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. [8] [9]

References

  1. "Northland Power Inc (NPI:TSX)". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "AIM PowerGen Announces Official Commissioning Of Wind Projects In Ontario". Supply Post. 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  3. "AIM PowerGen Corporation acquired by International Power". Canada NewsWire. September 30, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  4. "Northland Power Announces President and Chief Executive Officer Leadership Transition". www.northlandpower.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  5. Mas, Susana (January 15, 2012). "Liberals choose renewal in electing Crawley". CBC News. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. Taber, Jane (January 17, 2012). "Narrowly spurned by Liberals, Sheila Copps throws in the towel". Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  7. Fitzpatrick, Meagan (January 17, 2012). "Copps, Crawley battle for Liberal presidency". CBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  8. "SCOOP: Calling Crawley". www.policorner.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  9. OLP, New. "New OLP". New OLP. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Liberal Party of Canada
2012–2014
Succeeded by
Anna Gainey