Janet Ecker was born on October 18,1953 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
20 Facts About Janet Ecker
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Janet Ecker was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
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Janet Ecker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario.
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In 1985, Ecker served as Director of Communications at the Ontario Treasury.
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Janet Ecker worked as a Government Relations Consultant with Public Affairs Management from 1987 to 1991, and was Director of Policy for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario from 1991 to 1995.
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Janet Ecker was involved with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario during these years.
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Janet Ecker was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995, defeating Liberal Joe Dickson and incumbent New Democrat Jim Wiseman by a significant margin in the riding of Durham West, east of Toronto.
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Janet Ecker served as Government House Leader after February 8,2001.
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Janet Ecker opposed this shift in policy, and according to some accounts was initially prepared to quit cabinet over the issue.
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Janet Ecker was persuaded to stay, but remained on very poor terms with Flaherty.
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When Harris resigned as party leader in 2002, many anticipated that Janet Ecker would join the contest to replace him.
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Janet Ecker was named Minister of Finance on April 15,2002.
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Shortly after being named as Finance Minister, Janet Ecker announced that the Eves government would postpone the previously-announced private-school tax credit.
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Janet Ecker introduced the Eves government's Keeping the Promise for a Strong Economy Act, 2002.
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In 2003, Janet Ecker delivered her provincial budget at an auto parts factory owned by Magna International, rather than in the legislature.
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The Eves government was defeated in the provincial election of 2003, and Janet Ecker herself was narrowly defeated by Wayne Arthurs of the Liberal Party.
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Janet Ecker is an advisor with Tramore Group, a Toronto-based program management professional services firm.
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Janet Ecker teaches public administration at Queen's University in Kingston.
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Janet Ecker supported Christine Elliott during the 2009 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election and served as her campaign chair.
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In December 2016, Janet Ecker was named a Member of the Order of Canada for being a leader in the financial industry.