Frank Randver Miclash (born May 16, 1953 in Kenora, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Ontario legislature from 1987 to 1999. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kenora (2001 population 15,838) is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario, Canada close to the Manitoba border, about 200km east of Winnipeg. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Miclash was educated at the University of Manitoba, receiving a certificate in education. He later worked as a teacher. He was elected to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in 1985, and served as a Commanding Officer of the Navy League Cadet Corps. The University of Manitoba (established in 1877) is one of two universities in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was the first university ever established in Western Canada. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Doug Miranda by just over 1,000 votes in the Kenora constituency. He Liberal Party won a landslide majority in this election; Miclash was not appointed to cabinet, but served as a parliamentary assistant in 1988-89. David Petersons Liberals were returned to power with a large majority. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Kenora is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to appoint parliamentary secretaries (in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, parliamentary assistants) from their caucus to assist cabinet ministers with their work. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Liberals unexpectedly lost the 1990 election to the New Democratic Party, although Miclash defeated Miranda a second time by 331. Many believe he would have been defeated had it not been for an independent aboriginal candidate taking support from the NDP. Miclash served as Chief Opposition Whip in 1991-92, and was easily re-elected in the 1995 election. He supported Dwight Duncan for the Liberal Party leadership in 1996. As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Raes Ontario New Democratic Party government was defeated by voters, who are angry at the mistakes made by the inexperienced NDP, and frustrated by rising taxes and unemployment. ... Dwight Duncan (born January 3, 1959 in Windsor, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The province's boundaries were radically altered in 1996, such that Miclash's Kenora riding was merged with the Rainy River of NDP leader Howard Hampton as Kenora—Rainy River. As such, the two MPPs were forced to face each other in the 1999 provincial election. Despite retaining strong support in the Kenora area, Miclash was unable to match Hampton's name recognition; Hampton won the election by just over 3,000 votes. Ontario NDP Leader Howard Hampton Howard Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) and a Member of Provincial Parliament from the northern riding of Kenora—Rainy River. ... The Ontario general election of 1999 was held in the Canadian province of Ontario in the late spring of 1999. ...

Somewhat improbably, Miclash worked for three months as a manual labourer on the Grace Anne luxury yacht following his defeat. He was subsequently appointed to the province's social benefits tribunal by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris. He now owns a fishing camp and a bed-and-breakfast inn. Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. ...