Takhar ran a very focused campaign, put forward very innovative policies, and surprised everyone with the number of delegates he could secure to support his leadership bid. After the first round, he withdrew to endorse Sandra Pupatello, who went on to lose to Kathleen Wynne. On February 11, 2013, Wynne reappointed Takhar to Minister of Government Services. Also, it made him the Management Board Chair. On May 8, 2013, he resigned from Cabinet after being hospitalized after he lost his mother . He remained in the legislature as MPP until he decided not to seek reelection in June 2018. He currently serves as the Chairman/CEO of Chalmers Group of Companies based in Mississauga. He previously served as the Chairman of United Way of Peel and Chair of the Board of Credit Valley Hospital. He was also the founding member and president of the International Punjabi of Commerce. Takhar frequently appears on radio programs to express his views regarding political and economic issues and well a respected member of the South Asian community. Cabinet positions Electoral record References Notes Citations External links 1951 births 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian accountants Canadian politicians of Indian descent Canadian Sikhs Indian emigrants to Canada Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from Mississauga