Lorne Coe
Lorne Earle Coe (born October 5,1949) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby and was first elected in a by-election held on 11 February 2016. Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party. Coe served on Whitby Town Council for 13 years, first as a town councillor and as a regional councillor from 2010 until his election to the provincial legislature in 2016.
Lorne Coe | |
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Coe in 2023 | |
| Government Chief Whip | |
| In office November 5, 2018 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Bill Walker |
| Succeeded by | Ross Romano |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Whitby Whitby—Oshawa (2016-2018) | |
| Assumed office February 11, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Elliott |
| Durham Regional Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – February 11, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Emm |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Gleed |
| Constituency | Whitby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1949 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli, Coe replaced Brown as the party's education critic.
Prior to entering politics, Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government. From November 2018 until May 2022, he served as the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Since June of 2022, he has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario.