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Lawrence S. "Larry" Grossman


Larry Grossman
1981
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1985 Leadership Campaign
Larry Grossman
1987
Larry Grossman
1987
Larry Grossman
1987
Larry Grossman
1987
Larry Grossman
1987
Larry Grossman
1987
Larry Grossman
1987

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1943.12.02 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH: 1997.06.22 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Lawyer.

POLITICAL PARTY: Progressive Conservative (PC).

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE (MPP):
1987.09.10 - St. Andrew-St. Patrick - Defeated.
1985.05.02 - St. Andrew-St. Patrick - Re-Elected.
1981.03.19 - St. Andrew-St. Patrick - Re-Elected.
1977.06.09 - St. Andrew-St. Patrick - Re-Elected.
1975.09.18 - St. Andrew-St. Patrick - Elected.

Leader of the Official Opposition: 1985.11.22 - 1987.06.29.
Opposition House Leader: 1985.06.26 - 1985.09.19 and 1985.11.25 - 1987.07.31.

SENIOR ONTARIO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT:
Minister of Education (1985.05.17 - 1985.06.26).
Minister of Colleges and Universities (1985.05.17 - 1985.06.26).
Provincial Treasurer (1983.07.06 - 1985.05.01).
Minister of Economics (1983.07.06 - 1985.02.08).
Minister of Health (1982.02.13 - 1983.07.06).
Minister of Industry and Tourism (1978.10.18 - 1982.02.13).
Minister of Tourism (1977.09.21 - 1978.10.18).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, January 1985. First ballot: 3rd place (out of four candidates) with 378 votes - 22%. Second ballot: 2nd place with 514 votes (31%). Third place: Frank Miller defeated Grossman for Leader by a vote of 869 (52%) to 792 (48%). After a poor showing by the PC in the May 1985 provincial elections, Miller was toppled as Premier in June 1985 and soon after resigned as Leader.

Candidate for Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, November 1985. First ballot: 1st place (out of three candidates) with 752 votes - 45%. Second ballot: Grossman defeated Dennis Timbrell for Leader by a vote of 848 (50.6%) to 829 (49.4%).

Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (January 1986 - September 1987). In the 1987 elections, the PC won 16 seats (a loss of 36 seats, including Grossman's own seat). The PC also lost Official Opposition status to the NDP. Immediately following the provincial elections, Grossman resigned as Leader.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of Ontario MPP Allan Grossman.

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