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  Caplan, Elinor
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NameElinor Caplan
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North York, Ontario , Canada
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Born May 20, 1944
Died Still Living (80 years)
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InfoElinor Caplan, Member of Parliament for Thornhill, was elected to the House of Commons in June 1997 and re-elected in November 2000.

On January 15, 2002, she was named Minister of National Revenue. She had been Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from August 1999 to January 2002.

Prior to entering Cabinet, she had been Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health. She had also previously served as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Health and was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Prior to the 1997 federal election, Mrs. Caplan was the Ontario Provincial Member of Parliament for the riding of Oriole from 1985-1997, serving as Minister of Health from September 1987 to October 1990. During that time, she also chaired the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and had been Chair of Management Board of Cabinet, Minister of Government Services and Chair of the Cabinet.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Mrs. Caplan served as Alderman for Ward 13 in the City of North York from 1978 to 1985. As Chair of the North York Development and Economic Growth Committee, Mrs. Caplan founded the North York Business Association.

From 1973 to 1978, Mrs. Caplan was President of Elinor Caplan and Associates, specializing in real estate title searching and conveyancing.

Mrs. Caplan and her husband Wilf have four children and six grandchildren.


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  11/27/2000 ON Parliament - Thornhill Won 64.59% (+48.78%)
  08/02/1999 CAN Minister of Citizenship & Immigration Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/02/1997 ON Parliament - Thornhill Won 59.00% (+32.61%)
  06/08/1995 ON Legislative Assembly - Oriole Won 43.70% (+4.05%)
  09/06/1990 ON Legislative Assembly - Oriole Won 41.86% (+8.70%)
  09/10/1987 ON Legislative Assembly - Oriole Won 59.68% (+38.84%)
  05/02/1985 ON Legislative Assembly - Oriole Won 49.05% (+11.36%)
ENDORSEMENTS
ON Liberal Party Leader - Nov 26, 2023 LIB Bonnie Crombie
ON Liberal Party Leader - Jan 25, 2013 GPC Glen Murray
ON Liberal Party Leader - Jan 25, 2013 LIB Sandra Pupatello
ON Liberal Party Leader - Dec 01, 1996 LIB Joseph Cordiano
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