Eric Hoskins
Eric William Hoskins OC MSC (born November 29, 1960) is a Canadian physician and former politician who served as Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, he sat as a member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 2009 to 2018, representing the electoral district of Toronto—St. Paul's in the Ontario Legislature.
Eric Hoskins OC MSC | |
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| Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's | |
| In office September 17, 2009 – February 26, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Jill Andrew |
| Minister of Health and Long-Term Care | |
| In office June 24, 2014 – February 26, 2018 | |
| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Deb Matthews |
| Succeeded by | Helena Jaczek |
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| Born | Eric William Hoskins November 29, 1960 Simcoe, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal |
| Spouse | Samantha Nutt |
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| Occupation | Physician, politician, humanitarian |
He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne in the portfolios of Health and Long-Term Care (2014 – 2018), Economic Development, Trade, and Employment (2013 – 2014), Children and Youth Services (2011 – 2012), and Citizenship and Immigration (2010 - 2011). In 2013 he contended for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, which was won by Kathleen Wynne. Hoskins resigned from cabinet and the legislature on February 26, 2018, three months before the provincial election. On June 20, 2018, the federal government announced that Hoskins had been appointed Chair of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare.
A medical doctor and former president of War Child Canada, Hoskins was made an Officer Order of Canada in 2008 for his humanitarian work.