Jack McNie

Not to be confused with John MacNei who wrote as Ismar Thiusen.

John Duncan McNie (July 28, 1920 – September 2, 2006) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 until 1975 representing the riding of Hamilton West. He served in the cabinet of Bill Davis from 1972 to 1975.

Jack McNie
McNie, c. 1972
Ontario MPP
In office 1971–1975
Preceded by	Ada Pritchard
Succeeded by	Stuart Lyon Smith
Constituency	Hamilton West
Personal details
Born	(1920-07-28)July 28, 1920 Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	September 2, 2006(2006-09-02) (aged 86) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Mary Kathleen Skeans
Children	5
Profession	Advertising executive

Background

McNie was born in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada, settled in Hamilton, Ontario and married Mary Kathleen Skeans (1929–1980). Prior to being elected, McNie managed Kelley Advertising from the mid-1950s to 1971.

Politics

He was elected in the general election in 1971.^[1] In 1972 he was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Colleges and Universities.^[2] In 1974 he was demoted to the position of Minister without portfolio.^[3] McNie had asked Davis to reduce his workload for health reasons.^[4] He did not stand for re election in the 1975 general election.^[5]

Cabinet posts

Ontario provincial government of Bill Davis
Sub-Cabinet Post
Predecessor	Title	Successor
	Minister without portfolio (1974–1975)

Later life

After leaving politics, he has served as a Co-Chair of the "Committee for Hamilton Place", as a Director at The Hamilton Council for a United Canada^{[citation needed]} and as a Director of a private company, Maplex Management & Holdings Limited.^{[citation needed]}

McNie died in Hamilton, Ontario.