▁educated ▁at ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁student ▁council ▁president ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁gover ning ▁council . ▁ ▁During ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁Ontario ▁Management ▁Board ▁chair ▁George ▁McC ague , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁for ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁Per rin ▁Beat ty . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁In ▁opposition ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁Sim co e ▁West ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁votes ▁over ▁New ▁Dem ocrat ▁Leo ▁Los er it . ▁ ▁The ▁N DP ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁government ▁in ▁this ▁election , ▁while ▁the ▁T ories ▁won ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁seats ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 ▁for ▁third - party ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Wilson ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁party ▁Crit ic ▁for ▁health ▁policy . ▁ ▁Harris ▁government ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁swing ▁to ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁and ▁Wilson ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁by ▁almost ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁votes ▁over ▁his ▁nearest ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Mike ▁Harris . ▁ ▁As ▁health ▁minister , ▁Wilson ▁res igned ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his