Bill Davis
William Grenville "Bill" Davis, PC CC OOnt QC (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton, Ontario) was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education portfolio. He succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario and held the position until resigning in 1985.
In a 2012 edition, the Institute for Research on Public Policy's magazine, Policy Options, named Davis the second-best Canadian premier of the last forty years, beaten only by Peter Lougheed.
Read more about Bill Davis: Youth, Early Political Career, Minister of Education, Premier, Minority Governments, National Scene, Final Term, In Retirement, Quotes, Recognition, Further Reading
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