Eric Hoskins
Eric Hoskins | |
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| Member of Provincial Parliament for 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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| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric William Hoskins November 29, 1960 Simcoe, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal |
| Spouse | Samantha Nutt |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Physician, politician, humanitarian |
Eric William Hoskins OC MSC (born November 29, 1960) is a Canadian physician and former politician who served as an Ontario cabinet minister from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Ontario Liberal Party, he represented Toronto—St. Paul's in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2009 to 2018. Before entering politics, Hoskins was the president of War Child Canada and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2008 for his humanitarian work.
Hoskins served in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, holding 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.