Stephen Crawford

Stephen John Crawford is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of public and business service delivery and procurement since 2025. Crawford has been the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Oakville since 2018, representing the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party. He was the associate minister of mines from 2024 to 2025.

Early life Stephen John Crawford was born in Mississauga, Ontario, to his parents William and Diane Crawford. He grew up in Mississauga, the youngest of three children and attended Lorne Park Secondary School.

Education and career Crawford attended the University of Western Ontario where he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He also holds a Business Diploma from the University of Toronto, and a Leadership Program Certificate from Queen's University. Crawford also earned his Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation. Following Acuity's acquisition by AGF Management Ltd. in 2011, Crawford joined O'Leary Funds.

Political career In 2017, Crawford ran for the Ontario PC Party nomination in the riding of Oakville, defeating his opponents in the second round of voting. In the 2018 Ontario general election, Crawford ran against Liberal incumbent MPP, Kevin Flynn. Crawford defeated Flynn by 4,510 votes, ending his 15-year tenure as Oakville's MPP.

On August 9, 2018, Crawford was named the chair of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee.

On November 21, 2018, Crawford announced his first private members bill, Bill 55, also known as the Safeguarding Our Information Act, 2018. In a 2018 editorial, he said the purpose of the bill was to prevent government institutions from accessing the private financial data of Ontario residents without their consent.

On June 26, 2019, Crawford was named the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. He served in this role from 2019-2021.

On June 21, 2021, Crawford sent a letter to Oakville Mayor Rob Burton urging the town to request a Ministerial Zoning Order to protect Glen Abbey Golf Course from a proposed development. The development was cancelled in July 2021.

In July 2021, Crawford was appointed to the role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, a position he held until 2022.

Crawford was re-elected in the 2022 election and, on June 29, 2022, he was sworn in as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance.

Crawford was again re-elected in the 2025 election, marking his third consecutive election victory. He was appointed Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement on March 19, 2025.

Personal life Crawford resides in Oakville, Ontario with his wife and children.

In 2021, Crawford received a second key to the Town of Oakville, alongside Premier Doug Ford and fellow MPPs Triantafilopoulos and Steve Clark, for their role in saving the Glen Abbey Golf Course.

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