Christopher Bentley

Christopher Bentley
Hon. Christopher Bentley
MPP for London West
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2, 2003
Preceded by Bob Wood
Minister of Energy
In office
October 20, 2011 – Current
Preceded by Brad Duguid
Personal details
Political party Liberal
Wife=Wendy, two daughters

Christopher "Chris" Bentley is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is the province's Attorney General in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.

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Academic endeavours

Bentley received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, and obtained a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1979. Two years later, he obtained a Master's degree from Cambridge University in England. Bentley has practiced criminal and labour law, with the firm of Bentley & LeRoy LLP. In 1985, he was a founder and first chairperson of Neighbourhood Legal Services London & Middlesex, a legal clinic intended to assist low-income clients.

Since 1992, Bentley has worked as a part-time professor at Western. He helped establish the university's Law School Careers Office, and has lectured at various continuing education courses. In 2000, he published a book entitled Criminal practice manual: A practical guide to handling criminal cases.

Member of Provincial Parliament

Bentley first ran for the provincial legislature in the 2003 general election, contesting the riding of London West as a Liberal. He was successful, defeating incumbent maverick Progressive Conservative Bob Wood by over 10,000 votes. The Liberals won the election, and Bentley was appointed Ontario Minister of Labour on October 23, 2003. After a cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2005, he was named as Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Bentley was re-elected in the 2007 election and was named Attorney General of Ontario shortly thereafter. In January 2010 he was assigned the additional portfolio of Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. In October 2011 he was named Minister of Energy.

Electoral record

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Chris Bentley 26,089 52.5 +0.74
     Progressive Conservative Allison Graham 12,085 24.3 -6.81
     New Democrat Paul Pighin 5,534 11.1 -3.79
     Green Gary Brown 5,181 10.4 +8.78
     Family Coalition Andrew Jezierski 266 0.5
     Freedom Paul McKeever 215 0.4 -0.53
     Independent Mike Reynolds 206 0.4
     Republican Chris Gupta 82 0.2
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Chris Bentley 25,581 51.46 +7.12
     Progressive Conservative Bob Wood 15,463 31.11 -13.81
     New Democrat Patti Dalton 7,403 14.89 +5.76
     Green Laura Wythe 805 1.62 +1.01
     Freedom Bill Frampton 460 0.93 +0.46

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Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty
Cabinet Posts (4)
Predecessor Office Successor
Brad Duguid Minister of Energy
October 20, 2011
Michael Bryant Attorney General of Ontario
2007-2011
John Gerretsen
Mary Anne Chambers Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
2005-2007
John Milloy
Brad Clark Minister of Labour
2003-2005
Steve Peters

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