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Jackson was educated at McMaster University, and has F.R.I. certification. Before entering politics, he was the C.E.O. of the Metropolitain Hamilton Real Estate Board, and also worked for the Halton Housing Authority from 1975 to 1980. In 1996, he was named Officer Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem by Canada's Governor-General. He also served as a trustee on the Halton Public School Board for ten years.

Jackson was elected for the ridingThis page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. For the more usual meaning, see horse and related articles In the British Isles, a riding is a sub-division of a county. The word is a corruption of the Old Norse riding thridhing or thrithing me of Burlington South in the provincial election of 1985David Peterson's Liberals, with support from Bob Rae's New Democrats, form a minority government despite having fewer seats than Frank Miller's Progressive Conservatives. This election ended 42 years of Conservative rule, during which the Tories retained, defeating LiberalThe Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the Ontario general election, 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada. Doug Redfearn by about 4500 votes. He was a backbench supporter of the government of Frank MillerFrank Miller Rank 19th Term of Office February, 1985 June 26, 1985 Predecessor William Davis Successor David Peterson Date of Birth May 14, 1927 Died July 21, 2000 Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario Profession Engineer, Businessman Political Party Progressiv, which was defeated in the legislature shortly after the election. In late 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor, Jackson supported Alan PopeAlan Pope is a former Ontario politician. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature as a Progressive Conservative MPP in the 1977 Ontario election representing the riding of Cocharne South which includes his home town of Timmins. Following the 1981's unsuccessful bid to replace Miller as party leader.

Jackson was nearly defeated in the provincial election of 1987David Peterson's Liberals were returned to power with a large majority. Support for Larry Grossman's Progressive Conservatives continued to slide as voters decided that they liked the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement brought. Bob Rae's Ontario New, defeating Liberal Bill Priestner by a mere 605 votes. He won by the much greater margin in the 1990 electionAs a result of serious scandals, David Peterson Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. In a surprise upset, Bob Rae's Ontario New Democratic Party won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP won an election in Ontario.. The Tories finished in third place in both instances, behind the Liberals and the New Democratic Party.

The Progressive Conservatives returned to power in the provincial election of 1995, and Jackson was re-elected in Burlington South with over 70% of the popular vote. He was made a Minister without Portfolio in the government of Mike Harris on June 26, 1995, with responsibility for the Workers Compensation Board . After a shuffle on August 16, 1996, he was given ministerial responsibility for Seniors . He was finally given a full portfolio on July 27, 1998, being made Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care and Seniors . Jackson was easily re-elected in the provincial election of 1999 for the redistributed riding of Burlington .

On June 17, 1999, he was named Minister of Tourism . He was named Minister of Citizenship with responsibility for Seniors on February 8, 2001, but returned to the Tourism portfolio (now retitled Tourism and Recreation) when Ernie Eves succeeded Mike Harris as Premier on April 15, 2002. He was forced to resign on October 2, 2002 due to a controversy over his practice of billing the government for steak dinners and hotel stays. Jackson did not appear in public for weeks and there was speculation that he would not run for re-election. He did, however, retain his riding in the 2003 Ontario election (albeit with a greatly reduced majority) while dozens of other Tory MPPs lost their seats.

There had been speculation that Jackson may run to succeed Eves in the 2004 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election but in July, Jackson endorsed John Tory's candidacy for the position of party leader.