Jim Bradley (politician)

James J. Bradley
Bradley in 1986
Niagara Regional Chair
In office
December 6, 2018 – September 26, 2025
Preceded byAlan Caslin
Succeeded byBob Gale
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for St. Catharines
In office
June 9, 1977 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byRobert Mercer Johnston
Succeeded byJennie Stevens
Dean of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
October 2, 2003 – June 7, 2018
Serving with Norm Sterling (2003–2011)
Preceded bySean Conway
Succeeded byTed Arnott
Gilles Bisson
Jim Wilson
Personal details
Born(1945-02-19)February 19, 1945
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 26, 2025(2025-09-26) (aged 80)
PartyLiberal
OccupationTeacher

James Joseph Bradley ECO (February 19, 1945 – September 26, 2025) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a long-serving Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, sitting as an MPP from 1977 until 2018. He represented the riding of St. Catharines and served in the provincial cabinets of David Peterson, Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. He was elected as a regional councillor in the St. Catharines municipal election of 2018. He served as the Chair of the Regional Municipality of Niagara from 2018 until his death in 2025.

His 41-year term as an MPP is the second longest tenure in Ontario history, behind only Harry Nixon.