Roy McMurtry
Roy McMurtry | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Ontario | |
| In office 1996–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Dubin |
| Succeeded by | Warren Winkler |
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Donald Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Donald Stovel Macdonald |
| Attorney General of Ontario | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Premier | Bill Davis |
| Preceded by | John Clement |
| Succeeded by | Robert Welch |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Mackenzie Reilly |
| Succeeded by | David McFadden |
| Constituency | Eglinton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roland Roy McMurtry May 31, 1932 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 18, 2024 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Ria Jean Macrae |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Education | (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, jurist |
Roland Roy McMurtry OC OOnt KC (May 31, 1932 – March 18, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, serving in the cabinet of Bill Davis as Attorney General and as Solicitor General. After leaving politics, McMurtry was High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom between 1985 and 1988. He became a judge in 1991 and was appointed Chief Justice of Ontario in 1996. McMurtry retired from the bench in 2007 and returned to the private practice of law.