Khalil Ramal
| Khalil Ramal | |
|---|---|
| MPP for London—Fanshawe | |
| In office October 2, 2003 – October 6, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Mazzilli |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Armstrong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 Lebanon |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | London, Ontario |
Khalil Ramal (b. 1960, Lebanon) is a Canadian politician.
Khalil Ramal was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London—Fanshawe for the Ontario Liberal Party. He is fluent in English, French, Arabic and Spanish.
Ramal has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and a Master of Arts degree in social politics from Lebanese University, and has received further diplomas in accounting and teaching. At the time of the 2003 election, he was pursuing a Ph.D. in social politics.
He arrived in Canada in 1989, after leaving war-ravaged Lebanon, and has worked as a teacher, journalist, and as a counsellor with physical and mentally disabled patients at the Oxford Regional Centre in Woodstock, Ontario. He also runs a small business, and has served as Vice President of the Orchard Farm Distribution Company.
Ramal was elected for London—Fanshawe in the 2003 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Irene Mathyssen and incumbent Progressive Conservative Frank Mazzilli in a close three-way race.
On September 27, 2004, Ramal was named parliamentary assistant to Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
He was defeated in the 2011 provincial election.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Khalil Ramal | 13,814 | 38.8% | +2.9% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Chapman | 9,790 | 27.5% | -2.9% | |
| New Democratic | Stephen Maynard | 9,351 | 26.2% | -4.9% | |
| Green | Daniel O'Neail | 2,559 | 7.2% | +5.7% | |
| Independent | Ma'in Sinan | 129 | 0.4% | ||
| Ontario general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Khalil Ramal | 13,920 | 35.9% | 0.8% | |
| New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 12,051 | 31.1% | +6.4% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Mazzilli | 11,777 | 30.4% | -8.9% | |
| Green | Bryan Smith | 568 | 1.5% | +0.9% | |
| Freedom | Mike Davidson | 493 | 1.3% | +0.5% | |