David McGuinty - Definition

David McGuinty (born 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and the brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. He is also the son of former MPP Dalton McGuinty Sr.. He is Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Ottawa South. He was first elected in the 2004 Canadian federal election.

He has a number of degrees from the University of Ottawa the London School of Economics and the Université de Sherbrooke. He is a graduate of Glebe Collegiate Institute. An environmental lawyer by profession he has long been closely involved in Liberal politics. He has also served as head of the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, a government group that look into sustainable development.

McGuinty was expected to win the election in the strongly Liberal riding all along, despite facing NDP star candidate Monia Mazigh. He was never really damaged by the unpopular budget brought down by his brother's government which raised taxes substantially. The riding was previously held by former Finance Minister John Manley, who retired after the takeover by Paul Martin in 2003.

External link

• Candidate Page (http://www.davidmcguinty.ca/english.htm)