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Cameron (Cam) Jackson (born February 27, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1985 and has been an MPP for Burlington, Ontario ever since. Jackson was educated at McMaster University, and has F.R.I. certification. Before entering politics, he was the C.E.O. of the Metropolitain Hamilton Real Estate Board, and also worked for the Halton Housing Authority from 1975 to 1980. In 1996, he was named Officer Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem by Canada's Governor-General. He also served as a trustee on the Halton Public School Board for ten years. Jackson was elected for the riding of Burlington South in the provincial election of 1985, defeating Liberal Doug Redfearn by about 4500 votes. He was a backbench supporter of the government of Frank Miller, which was defeated in the legislature shortly after the election. In late 1985, Jackson supported Alan Pope's unsuccessful bid to replace Miller as party leader. Jackson was nearly defeated in the provincial election of 1987, defeating Liberal Bill Priestner by a mere 605 votes. He won by the much greater margin in the 1990 election. The Tories finished in third place in both instances, behind the Liberals and the New Democratic Party. The Progressive Conservatives returned to power in the provincial election of 1995, and Jackson was re-elected in Burlington South with over 70% of the popular vote. He was made a Minister without Portfolio in the government of Mike Harris on June 26, 1995, with responsibility for the Workers Compensation Board. After a shuffle on August 16, 1996, he was given ministerial responsibility for Seniors. He was finally given a full portfolio on July 27, 1998, being made Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care and Seniors. Jackson was easily re-elected in the provincial election of 1999 for the redistributed riding of Burlington. On June 17, 1999, he was named Minister of Tourism. He was named Minister of Citizenship with responsibility for Seniors on February 8, 2001, but returned to the Tourism portfolio (now retitled Tourism and Recreation) when Ernie Eves succeeded Mike Harris as Premier on April 15, 2002. He was forced to resign on October 2, 2002 due to a controversy over his practice of billing the government for steak dinners and hotel stays. Jackson did not appear in public for weeks and there was speculation that he would not run for re-election. He did, however, retain his riding in the 2003 Ontario election (albeit with a greatly reduced majority) while dozens of other Tory MPPs lost their seats. There had been speculation that Jackson may run to succeed Eves in the 2004 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election but in July, Jackson endorsed John Tory's candidacy for the position of party leader.
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