Robert William "Bob" Runciman was born on August 10,1942 and is a Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature.
15 Facts About Bob Runciman
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Bob Runciman worked in production management in the chemical industry.
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Bob Runciman was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1981 provincial election as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for Leeds in eastern Ontario.
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Bob Runciman served as Minister of Government Services from February 8 to May 17,1985, and as Minister of Consumer Relations from May 17 to June 26,1985, in the short-lived cabinet of Ontario Premier Frank Miller.
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Bob Runciman was nearly defeated by Liberal Jim Jordan in the 1987 election, winning by only 198 votes.
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Bob Runciman supported Ernie Eves's successful bid to succeed Harris as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2002.
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Bob Runciman returned to the opposition benches with the defeat of the Eves government in the 2003 election.
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Bob Runciman supported John Tory in the leadership election to succeed Eves.
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Bob Runciman resumed the position of opposition leader following the 2007 provincial election in which John Tory failed to win a seat in the Legislature, losing to Liberal Minister Kathleen Wynne.
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Bob Runciman supported Tom Long's bid to lead the Canadian Alliance in 2000.
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On May 17,2005, Bob Runciman was chastised for remarks he made about federal member of Parliament Belinda Stronach's decision to cross the floor from the Conservative Party of Canada to the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Bob Runciman was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Harper on January 29,2010.
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Bob Runciman is seen as an ally of Harper in advocating of Senate reform and a "law and order" agenda.
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Bob Runciman served in the Senate until reaching the mandatory retirement age on August 10,2017.
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Bob Runciman officially released his memoirs of his 45-year career at an event at the Royal Brock Centre in Brockville, Ontario on June 30,2023, two days after launching his website.