In 2007, Rick Bartolucci was elected for a fourth term to the Ontario legislature. He previously served as Minister of Northern Development and Mines.

In Opposition, Bartolucci served as Chief Whip and Deputy House Leader. He also served as vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Estimates and was a member of the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions and the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly. In 2002, Bartolucci’s Police Memorials Act became law, giving the legislature the authority to name highway bridges and other structures in memory of fallen police officers.

Prior to 1995, Bartolucci was active at the municipal level. He served as Sudbury’s deputy mayor and chaired the City of Sudbury Budget Committee and Grievance Committee, as well as the Sudbury Regional Police Services Board’s Complaint Committee. Before entering provincial politics, Bartolucci was an educator for 30 years.

Born and raised in Sudbury, Bartolucci is a graduate of Laurentian University. He and his wife, Maureen, have two adult children, Angie and Dan, and a granddaughter, Mia Grace.