was facing a contempt motion of the legislature when McGuinty unexpectedly ended the legislative session by proroguing the legislature on October 15. Previously, Bentley had widely been seen as Premier Dalton McGuinty's heir apparent but on October 25, 2012, ten days after McGuinty announced his resignation, Bentley announced that he would not be a candidate in the Liberal Party leadership convention being held to choose McGuinty's successor and that he too would be leaving politics. Bentley resigned his seat in the legislature effective February 14, 2013. Cabinet positions Electoral record References External links 1956 births 21st-century Canadian politicians Alumni of Wolfson College, Cambridge Attorneys General of Ontario Lawyers in Ontario Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from London, Ontario University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumni University of Western Ontario alumni University of Western Ontario faculty