Jim Bradley (politician)
James J. Bradley | |
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Bradley in 1986 | |
| Niagara Regional Chair | |
| In office December 6, 2018 – September 26, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Caslin |
| Succeeded by | Bob Gale |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for St. Catharines | |
| In office June 9, 1977 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mercer Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Jennie Stevens |
| Dean of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| In office October 2, 2003 – June 7, 2018 Serving with Norm Sterling (2003–2011) | |
| Preceded by | Sean Conway |
| Succeeded by | Ted Arnott Gilles Bisson Jim Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1945 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 26, 2025 (aged 80) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Teacher |
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.