Christopher Campbell Ward (born June 21, 1949 in Birmingham, England) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1985 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.

Ward was raised in Ontario and educated in Dundas. He was elected a ward councillor in Flamborough in 1978, a regional councillor in 1980 and mayor in 1982.

Ward first ran for the Ontario legislature in a by-election for the constituency of Wentworth North, held on December 31, 1984. He lost to Progressive Conservative Ann Sloat by 169 votes, but a few months later defeated Sloat by 5,168 votes in the 1985 provincial election amid a general surge in support for the Liberal Party. He was re-elected handily in the 1987 election.

Ward served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health from June 26, 1985 to January 9, 1987, and as the assistant to Attorney General Ian Scott from January to September 1987. He was promoted to cabinet as Minister of Education on September 29, 1987. Following a cabinet shuffle on August 2, 1989, he was named Minister of Government Services and Government House Leader.

Going into the 1990 provincial election, Ward's Wentworth North constituency was seen as the safest Liberal constituency in the province. The Liberals unexpectedly lost power by the New Democratic Party, however, and Ward lost his seat to NDP candidate Don Abel by a mere 88 votes. During the campaign, Ward was targeted by a group of local lawyers who opposed the Peterson government's no-fault auto insurance program.

He attempted to return to the legislature in the 1995 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Toni Skarica by over 10,000 votes.

He supported Gerard Kennedy for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.

After leaving politics, Ward became Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Communications for Canada's Research-based Pharmaceutical Companies. He now runs Ward Health Strategies, a consulting firm based in Toronto and Washington, D.C. He has provided briefings to legislators in several American states on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Chris Ward (March 26, 1968) is a British chess Grandmaster, chess coach, and author. He won the British Championship in 1996. He is the author of two well-received books on a variation of the Sicilian Defence known as the Dragon Variation, in addition to a number of other books on chess. He is also the author of the book Starting Out: Rook Endings, published by Everyman Chess (see Chess endgame literature). He also authored the "It's your move" series, the most challenging being the third book called "It's your move: Tough Puzzles", which was published by Everyman Chess. Chris Ward teaches chess to many different schools.

Outside chess, Chris Ward is also a professional Salsa dancer.

Chris Ward is one of the top directors of gay pornographic films in the United States . He co-founded Raging Stallion Studios with JD Slater in 1999 and remains that company's president and principal director .

An influential figure in the adult industry, Chris Ward has directed over 100 films, including such major movies as Arabesque, A Porn Star Is Born, Sexus, and Manifesto . His work before starting Raging Stallion included directing films for Hot House Entertainment and Falcon Studios . He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American History from the University of Florida.

Ward currently resides in San Francisco, California.

Chris Ward is an English/Canadian playwright, born in 1958.

His play Demonstration of Affection was produced at the Arts Theatre in 1981, staring Richard Jobson of The Skids.

From 1982 until 1996, he produced and directed his own work for Wet Paint Theatre Company, in various fringe and pub theatre venues in London, as well as performing dramatic scenes at punk concerts. The company was distinguished by its mixing of professional trained actors with musicians (often from punk bands) and non-professional artistes. Amongst the performers who passed through the ranks of Wet Paint were Beki Bondage, Max Splodge, Michelle Brigandage, George from !Action Pact! and Jenny Runacre.

His play about Jean Vigo, Love's A Revolution, was the basis of the 1998 film Vigo, directed by Julien Temple . Previously, Ward had collaborated with Derek Jarman on a number of unrealised film projects, including a film of Ward's play Camberwell Beauty .

Plastic Zion was revived at the White Bear Theatre in London in 2006 .

Christopher Lamar Ward (born December 16, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Ohio State University.