Layton family

Notable members

• William Steeves was a merchant, lumberman, politician and Father of Canadian Confederation.
• Gilbert Layton was a politician and businessman in Quebec, Canada. Gilbert was the father of Robert, the grandfather of Jack, and great-grandfather of Mike.
• Robert Layton served as the minister of State from 1984 to 1986. He was Gilbert's son.
• Jack Layton was an academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. Layton was the member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.
• Olivia Chow won the by-election to become Mayor of Toronto in 2023. She was previously member of Parliament representing Trinity—Spadina for the federal New Democratic Party from 2006 to 2014. She ran in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election placing third, and served on the Metropolitan Toronto Council from 1991 to the 1998 amalgamation and subsequently on Toronto City Council until 2005, when she ran for MP. She was an elected Toronto Board of Education trustee from 1985 to 1991. She is the widow of Jack, whom she married in 1988.
• Mike Layton served on Toronto City Council from 2010 until 2022. Layton most recently represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election in Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina. Layton did not run for re-election in 2022. He is the son of Jack and step-son of Olivia.

Offices held

• 1984 to 1986

• 2011

• 2003 to 2011

• Lachine
• * 1984 to 1988
• Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis
• * 1988 to 1993
• Toronto—Danforth
• * 2004 to 2011
• Trinity—Spadina
• * 2006 to 2014

• New Brunswick
• * 1867 to 1873

• 2023 to present

• 1982 to 1985
• 1988 to 1991
• 1998 to 2005
• 2010 to 2022

• 1991 to 1998
• 1985 to 1988
• 1994 to 2004

• 1985 to 1991