Gerry Martiniuk was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 who represented the southern Ontario riding of Cambridge.
11 Facts About Gerry Martiniuk
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Gerry Martiniuk was educated at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.
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Gerry Martiniuk began his career at the municipal level, serving as a school trustee on the Waterloo County Board of Education, an alderman in Preston, and chair of the Waterloo Regional Police Commission.
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Gerry Martiniuk was easily re-elected in the 1999 election, defeating Liberal Jerry Boyle by over 14,000 votes.
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The PCs were defeated in the provincial election of 2003, although Gerry Martiniuk was again re-elected, this time defeating Boyle by just over 3000 votes.
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Gerry Martiniuk served as opposition critic for several portfolios including Labour, Consumer and Business Services, Community and Social Services Critic and Seniors.
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Gerry Martiniuk was again elected in the provincial election of 2007 with a plurality of 3243.
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Gerry Martiniuk served as the critic for Revenue and Seniors.
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On October 14,2010, Gerry Martiniuk announced his decision not to run in 2011 election.
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Gerry Martiniuk was a director of the St John Ambulance, Cambridge United Way, Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club, Trinity Community Table, Preston YMCA, Chair, Conestoga College Advisory Committee on Criminology before entering provincial politics, and served as president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.
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Gerry Martiniuk died in Cambridge, Ontario, at the age of 79.