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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1969–2016)}}
{{Other people|Robert Ford|Robert Ford (disambiguation){{!}}Robert Ford}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Rob Ford
| image               = File:Rob Ford 2013 parade.jpg
| imagesize           = 220px
| caption             = Ford in 2013
| office1             = [[Toronto City Councillor]]<br />for [[Ward 1 Etobicoke North|Ward 2 Etobicoke North]]
| term_start1         = December 1, 2014
| term_end1           = March 22, 2016
| predecessor1        = [[Doug Ford]]
| successor1          = [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]]
| term_start2         = November 14, 2000
| term_end2           = November 30, 2010
| predecessor2        = ''Ward established''
| successor2          = [[Doug Ford]]
| successor           = [[John Tory]]
| office              = Mayor of Toronto
| order               = 64th
| term_start          = December 1, 2010
| term_end            = November 30, 2014
| deputy              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Doug Holyday]] (2010–2013)
* [[Norm Kelly]] (2013–2014)}}
| predecessor         = [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]]
| birth_name          = Robert Bruce Ford
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1969|5|28}}
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2016|3|22|1969|5|28}}
| death_place         = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place         = [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| resting_place       = [[Park Lawn Cemetery#Other cemetery locations|Riverside Cemetery]]
| residence           = 
| alma_mater          = [[Carleton University]] (no degree)
| party               = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (2000–2016){{efn|name=fn1|Municipal politicians in Ontario, including Toronto, run on a [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] basis.}}
| otherparty          = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Gilbert |url=http://richardgilbert.ca/Files/2010/Richard%20Gilbert,%20When%20will%20Ford's%20honeymoon%20end%20(as%20published).pdf|title=When will Ford's honeymoon end? |newspaper=Toronto Star|date=December 30, 2010|page=A23}}</ref>
| spouse              = {{marriage|Renata Brejniak|2000}}
| relations           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Doug Ford Sr.]] (father)
* [[Doug Ford]] (brother)
* [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]] (nephew)
* [[Krista Haynes]] (niece)}}
| children            = 2
}}

'''Robert Bruce Ford''' (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th [[mayor of Toronto]] from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to [[Toronto City Council]] in the [[2000 Toronto municipal election|2000 municipal election]], before being re-elected to his council seat twice.

His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Toronto Star |title=Rob Ford: 42 remarkable moments from Toronto mayor's career |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/05/17/rob_ford_42_remarkable_moments_from_toronto_mayors_career.html |access-date=June 10, 2013 |last=Dale |first=Daniel |date=May 17, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he became embroiled in [[Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal|a substance abuse scandal]], which was widely reported in national and foreign press.<ref name="sun-ford-legacy">{{cite news |last1=Peat|first1=Don |title=Mayor Rob Ford's unforgettable legacy|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/05/25/unforgettable-legacy|access-date=March 23, 2016|agency=Postmedia|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nationalpost1">{{cite news |first1=Natalie |last1=Alcoba |first2=Megan |last2=O'Toole |first3=Adrian |last3=Humphreys |first4=Josh |last4=Visser |first5=Peter |last5=Kuitenbrouwer  |first6=Alexandra |last6=Bosanac |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-crack-video-the-focus-of-investigation-drug-trafficking-search-warrant-documents-say|title=Rob Ford says he won't resign after Toronto police say they found video |work=National Post|date=October 31, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name="guardian stupor">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/05/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-admits-crack-use|title=Toronto mayor Rob Ford admits using crack cocaine in a 'drunken stupor'|work=The Guardian|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2013 |last=McVeigh |first=Karen}}</ref> Following his admission, Ford refused to resign, but the city council voted to hand over certain mayoral powers and office staff to [[Deputy Mayor of Toronto|Deputy Mayor]] [[Norm Kelly]] for the remainder of Ford's term.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rob-ford-troubled-and-tempestuous-toronto-mayor-dies-at-46/2016/03/22/c96661c0-f03f-11e5-85a6-2132cf446d0a_story.html|title=Rob Ford, troubled and tempestuous Toronto mayor, dies at 46 |last=Schudel|first=Matt|date=March 22, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post|issn=0190-8286|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="powers removed cbc">{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Rob Ford stripped of key powers in councilvote|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-stripped-of-key-powers-in-council-vote-1.2426988|access-date=March 23, 2016|publisher=CBC News|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name="more powers taken cbc">{{cite news|title=Rob Ford promises 'outright war' as powers further restricted|author=Staff|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-promises-outright-war-as-powers-further-restricted-1.2430150|access-date=March 23, 2016|publisher=CBC News|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>

Ford took a sabbatical and received treatment for his alcohol and drug [[addiction]]. Despite the scandal, Ford initially contested the [[2014 Toronto mayoral election|next mayoral election]], scheduled for October 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last=Dale|first=Daniel|title=Rob Ford, promising "Ford more years", registers to run for reelection |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/01/02/rob_ford_promising_ford_more_years_registers_to_run_for_reelection.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal [[Neoplasm|tumour]] in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old city council seat.<ref name="municipalelection">{{cite news|author=Torstar News Service |title=Toronto 2014 municipal elections: full results|url=http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028113009/http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections|archive-date=October 28, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2016|agency=Free Daily News Group Inc.|publisher=Metro News|format=Archive}}</ref> [[John Tory]] succeeded him as mayor on December 1, 2014, while Ford regained his former seat. Ford received treatment for the cancer, and was able to return briefly to council, but died in March 2016 after [[chemotherapy]] was ineffective.