Dalton McGuinty

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The Hon. Dalton McGuinty

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Rank:24th

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Term of Office:October 23, 2003 - present

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October 23 - 2003

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Predecessor:Ernie Eves

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Date of Birth:July 19, 1955

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July 19 - 1955

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Place of Birth:Ottawa, Ontario

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Spouse:Terri McGuinty

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Profession:Lawyer

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Profession - Lawyer

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Political Party:Liberal

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Political Party - Liberal

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Religion:Roman Catholic

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Religion - Roman Catholic

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The Honourable Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician and, since October 23, 2003, Premier of Ontario.

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The Honourable - July 19 - 1955 - Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian - October 23 - 2003 - Premier of Ontario

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The son of politician and professor Dalton McGuinty Sr. and full-time nurse Elizabeth McGuinty, McGuinty grew up in an large Irish Canadian Catholic family with nine brothers and sisters. He earned a science degree from McMaster University and a law degree from the University of Ottawa before practising law in Ottawa.

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Dalton McGuinty Sr. - Irish Canadian - McMaster University - University of Ottawa

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McGuinty is generally regarded as a moderate fiscal conservative. He has stated that his top objective is drawing more international investment to Ontario, and has targeted a balanced provincial budget by 2008-09 year. Although his government raised personal taxes in its first budget, the budget also included a plan to eliminate the province's tax on the capital of corporations in order to encourage investment.

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On social issues, McGuinty holds progressive views. He supports abortion rights, although he is personally pro-life. He openly endorsed equal marriage for same-sex couples during the election he won, and passed legislation changing the definition of marriage in early 2005.

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Abortion - Pro-life - Equal marriage - Same-sex couple - 2005

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McGuinty is the Ottawa-born bilingual son of a francophone mother and an anglophone father. He is married to Terri McGuinty, an elementary school teacher. The couple have four children: Carleen, Dalton, Liam and Connor.

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Bilingual - Francophone - Anglophone

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He is the twenty-fourth premier of Ontario, and only the second Roman Catholic to hold this office. The first was John Sandfield Macdonald, who served as premier from 1867 to 1871.

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Roman Catholic - John Sandfield Macdonald - 1867 - 1871

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