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Duncan was educated at the University of Windsor and McGill University, receiving an MBA degree from the latter. He has been a member of the Ontario Liberal Party for several years, having served as Vice-Chair of its Social Development Committee as early as 1985. Duncan was elected to the Windsor City Council in 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day., and was re-elected in 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac. He also served as a Legislative Assistant to Ontario Minister of Labour Bill Wrye , was a Constituency Assistant to federal MPA Member of Parliament or MP is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. Australia In Australia, the term Member of Parliament refers specifically to a mem Herb GrayHerbert Eser (Herb) Gray (born May 25, 1931, Windsor, Ontario) was a Canadian politician. He was Canada's first Jewish cabinet minister, and is one of only six Canadians ever granted the title Right Honourable who was not so entitled by virtue of a positi, and served as administrator of the Brentwood Recovery Home.

Duncan was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995Bob Rae's Ontario New Democratic Party government was defeated by voters, who are angry at the mistakes made by the inexperienced NDP, and frustrated by rising taxes and unemployment. Lyn McLeod's Liberals, who had been leading in the polls, were denied v, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Wayne Lessard by 380 votes in the riding of Windsor-Walkerville . The provincial election was won by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and Duncan became a member of the official opposition, where he held a number of successive critic positions.

Duncan was a candidate for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in late 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, following the resignation of Lyn McLeod. He finished third on the first and second ballots, but was overtaken by Dalton McGuinty on the third and dropped from the race. He subsequently endorsed Gerard Kennedy, who was defeated by McGuinty on the fifth ballot. See: Ontario Liberal Leadership Conventions

Duncan's opponent from 1999, Wayne Lessard, won a by-election for another Windsor riding in 1997; in the provincial election of 1999, redistribution caused the two candidates to face each other again in the riding of Windsor-St. Clair . Duncan was again victorious, this time by over 4000 votes. The Progressive Conservatives again won the election, and Duncan remained in opposition. He became opposition House Leader in June 1999, and became known for raising technical points against the government in the legislature.

The Liberals won a majority in the provincial election of 2003, and Duncan was easily re-elected over NDP candidate Madeline Crnec . On October 23, 2003, he was appointed Ontario Minister of Energy , thereby becoming responsible for the difficult task of managing Ontario Power Generation.

On August 9, 2004 he said "I can't protect consumers from the fact that natural gas is running out" while speaking to the media about the hearings for Bill 100, Ontario Electricty restructuring act . Nevertheless, during the same month Duncan made trips to Alberta in an attempt to encourage companies to open natural gas electrical generating stations in Ontario.

Duncan is also government House Leader and Chair of Caucus. In late 2003, he was a leading figure behind the McGuinty government's refusal to give official party status to the NDP (who fell one seat short of the required number in the general election; they subsequently regained party status through a by-election win).

Unlike many other Liberal MPPs, Duncan does not need to worry about electoral competition from the Progressive Conservative Party (which has a very limited base of support in Windsor). The NDP remains his primary opposition, and could retake the seat in the event of a province-wide resurgence in support.

In late 2004, Duncan was responsible for the creation of a new medical school affiliated with the University of Windsor.