Michael Liam Farnan was an Irish-born Canadian politician.
20 Facts About Mike Farnan
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Mike Farnan was an Ontario New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.
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Mike Farnan was educated at University College Dublin, the National University of Ireland; the University of London in England; and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Mike Farnan had a Master's degree in Education, and a bachelor's degree of arts.
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Mike Farnan worked as a primary and secondary school teacher in London, Montreal, Cambridge, Ontario and Brampton Ontario for twenty-seven years.
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Mike Farnan served as associate broker for Crown Realty Royal Le Page and for Peak Realty, both located in Cambridge.
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Mike Farnan had pancreatic cancer and died by medical assistance in dying.
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Mike Farnan ran for the federal New Democratic Party in Cambridge during the 1980 federal election.
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Mike Farnan came second, 3,080 votes behind Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer.
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Mike Farnan served on the Cambridge city council for the period in the 1980s.
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Mike Farnan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Claudette Millar in the provincial riding of Cambridge.
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The NDP were the official opposition in this period, and Mike Farnan served as his party's critic for Correctional Services and Tourism and Recreation.
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The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election, and Mike Farnan was re-elected by a landslide in Cambridge.
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Mike Farnan established a "common pause day" which continued the province's previous restrictions on Sunday shopping.
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On June 17,1993, Mike Farnan was re-appointed a Minister without portfolio responsible for Education and Training.
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Mike Farnan returned to a full cabinet position on October 21,1994, having been appointed Minister of Transportation.
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In 1994, Mike Farnan was one of twelve NDP members to vote against Bill 167, a bill extending financial benefits to same-sex partners.
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The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Mike Farnan lost the Cambridge seat to Progressive Conservative Gerry Martiniuk by about 5,500 votes.
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Mike Farnan ran a second time for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 federal election, but finished third against Liberal Janko Peric.
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Mike Farnan died on 24 June 2024, aged 83, via assisted suicide.