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Michael Harris (politician, born 1979)
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Michael Donald Harris[1] (born May 10, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has been a regional councillor for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo since 2018. Harris was formerly a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), and represented Kitchener—Conestoga from 2011 to 2018 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party until April 9, 2018, when he sat as an independent.
This article is about the regional councillor and former MPP. For his successor as MPP, see Mike Harris Jr. For the former premier of Ontario, see Mike Harris.
Quick Facts Waterloo Regional Councillor for Kitchener, Preceded by ...
Michael Harris | |
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Waterloo Regional Councillor for Kitchener | |
Assumed office December 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Karen Redman |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga | |
In office October 6, 2011 – June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Leeanna Pendergast |
Succeeded by | Mike Harris Jr. |
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Born | Michael Donald Harris (1979-05-10) May 10, 1979 (age 45) Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2018) |
Residence(s) | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | Conestoga College University of Guelph (MA) |
Occupation | Salesman |
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Harris is not related to Mike Harris Jr., who succeeded him as the PC MPP for the Kitchener—Conestoga, or former Ontario premier Mike Harris (who is the father of Mike Jr.).[2]