David Winsor Piccini is a

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politician who is the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks since June 18, 2021. He was elected to the

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in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of

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as a member of the

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. Piccini is formerly a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, positions he held since his election.

Career

Piccini formerly worked for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada where he supported their international work. In 2018, Piccini helped found the Canadian International Health Education Association, leading one of Canada’s largest health care missions to the Gulf region. In 2015, Piccini ran in Ottawa-Vanier for the

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but finished third.

Electoral record

References

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