Ryan Williams | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Riding1: | Bay of Quinte |
Parliament1: | Canadian |
Term Start1: | September 20, 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Neil Ellis |
Office2: | Belleville City Councillor |
Term Start2: | December 1, 2018 |
Term End2: | March 31, 2021 |
Constituency2: | Ward 1 |
Title8: | Shadow cabinet posts |
Suboffice9: | Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation |
Subterm9: | 2021–2022 |
Suboffice10: | Shadow Minister for Pan Canadian Trade and Competition |
Subterm10: | 2022-2024 |
Suboffice11: | Shadow Minister for International Trade and Competition |
Subterm11: | 2024-present |
Birth Name: | Ryan Richard Williams |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1979 |
Birth Place: | Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
Party: | Conservative (since 2021) |
Children: | 3 |
Relations: | John Williams (father) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Ryan Williams (born January 23, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Bay of Quinte in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1]
Williams is the President of Williams Hotels, which owns and operates 2 hotels. Prior to being elected to the House of Commons, Ryan was President of Bay of Quinte Tourism for 10 years, and founded Bay of Quinte Living and QuinteVation. Ryan has been a director of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce for 6 years. Ryan topped the polls in 2018 elected to Belleville City Council, but did not complete his term as he ran in the federal election. He is married to Allyson Williams, and has three children. Ryan is the son of the late John Williams, who served as Mayor of Quinte West from 2008-2016.
Williams is the Shadow Critic for International Trade and Competition.
Ryan's Private Members Bill - C-365 - An Act respecting the implementation of a consumer-led banking system for Canadians, to implement Open banking in Canada passed 2nd reading on March 20, 2024.
On June 24, 2024, Williams was revealed to have used ChatGPT to generate a list of G7 countries capital gains tax rates that was inaccurate.[2] Williams posted on X shortly after that Canada needs an updated tax system 'that even AI could understand'.