Rob Leone | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Martiniuk |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn McGarry |
| Constituency | Cambridge |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Cambridge,Ontario |
| Occupation | Professor |
Rob Leone is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Cambridge.
Leone holds a Ph.D from McMaster University. As of 2015,he teaches at University of Western Ontario as a political science professor with a focus on Canadian politics. [1] Leone has also been a contributor for The Hub [2] since May 2021.
Leone ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Cambridge. He defeated Liberal candidate Kathryn McGarry by 1,954 votes. [3] [4] He faced McGarry again in 2014 and this time was defeated by McGarry by 3,067 votes. [5] [6]
During his time in the legislature,he was the PC party's critic for training and education issues. [7]
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