Paul Calandra
Paul Calandra | |
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Calandra in 2023 | |
| Ontario Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office March 19, 2025 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Jill Dunlop |
| Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | |
| In office September 5, 2023 – March 19, 2025 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Steve Clark |
| Succeeded by | Rob Flack |
| Ontario Government House Leader | |
| In office June 20, 2019 – June 6, 2024 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Todd Smith |
| Succeeded by | Steve Clark |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Markham—Stouffville | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Helena Jaczek |
| Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care | |
| In office January 14, 2022 – September 4, 2023 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Rod Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Stan Cho |
| Ontario Minister of Legislative Affairs | |
| In office October 19, 2021 – June 6, 2024 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position merged with Minister of Infrastructure |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines (Energy) | |
| In office June 29, 2018 – June 20, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Han Dong |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges—Markham | |
| In office October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lui Temelkovski |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada for Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| In office September 19, 2013 – November 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dean Del Mastro |
| Succeeded by | Adam Vaughan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1970 Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Canadian Alliance |
| Residence(s) | Stouffville, Ontario, Canada |
Paul A. Calandra (born May 13, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Ontario minister of education since 2025. A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Calandra represents Markham—Stouffville in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He was previously the Ontario minister of municipal affairs and housing from 2023 to 2025, the Ontario minister of long-term care from 2022 to 2023, and the Ontario government house leader from 2019 to 2024.
He previously sat in the federal House of Commons from 2008 to 2015 for the Conservative Party, serving as a parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2013 to 2015. In the 2015 federal election, he was a candidate in the Markham—Stouffville riding, created as a result of the federal electoral redistribution of 2012, and was defeated by Jane Philpott.