John Ottenheimer was born on in 1953 and is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
24 Facts About John Ottenheimer
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John Ottenheimer unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 2014 losing to Paul Davis.
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Between 2003 and 2007, Ottenheimer served as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Minister of Health and Community Services, and as the Minister of Education.
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John Ottenheimer briefly served as acting Minister of Municipal Affairs and acting Minister of Natural Resources.
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John Ottenheimer left provincial politics in 2007 and was later appointed chairman of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
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John Ottenheimer is the younger half-brother of former Progressive Conservative leader and Canadian Senator Gerry Ottenheimer.
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John Ottenheimer's win came despite the Liberals winning an overwhelming majority government and the PC Party losing seven seats from the previous election.
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John Ottenheimer was easily re-elected in the district in the 1999 general election.
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From 1996 to 2003, John Ottenheimer served in opposition and was a critic for a number of ministries.
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John Ottenheimer had considered running for the party's leadership following the 1996 and 1999 general elections, but did not enter either race.
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John Ottenheimer was re-elected in the 2003 provincial election and the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under Danny Williams.
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In February 2004, John Ottenheimer confirmed that the provincial government would maintain the post-secondary education tuition freeze.
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On October 1,2004, John Ottenheimer was named minister of Health and Community Services, succeeding Elizabeth Marshall who quit the post after a public dispute with Williams over his management style.
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John Ottenheimer was questioned at the inquiry in March 2008, about his role in the matter.
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John Ottenheimer stated that he had wanted to go public with the information when he found out but was advised by officials at Eastern Health not to.
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In March 2005, John Ottenheimer blacked out on an airplane en route to Gander and had a pacemaker installed later in the day.
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The incident led to John Ottenheimer taking a two-month leave of absence from cabinet.
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On March 16,2006, John Ottenheimer was appointed Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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John Ottenheimer said he needed a lifestyle change and had spoken to Williams the week prior to the shuffle about his health.
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On June 15,2007, John Ottenheimer announced he would not be seeking re-election in that year's provincial election.
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John Ottenheimer was defeated by Liberal incumbent Judy Foote, receiving 8,322 votes.
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John Ottenheimer unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the provincial Progressive Conservatives in 2014, losing to Paul Davis.
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John Ottenheimer subsequently decided against running for the federal Conservative nomination in Avalon for the 2015 election.
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John Ottenheimer was termination without cause from the NL Housing Corp.