Howard Hampton

Who is Howard Hampton?

Howard George Hampton, is a former politician who was a Member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to 2011 as an MPP for the riding of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's leader from 1996 to 2009. Hampton retired from the legislature at the 2011 Ontario provincial election and subsequently joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP as a member of the law firm's corporate social responsibility and aboriginal affairs groups.

His wife, Shelley Martel, was also an MPP until 2007, representing Nickel Belt.