Frank Di Giorgio ( , ) is a Canadian former politician. He sat on

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and represented Ward 12 York South—Weston from 2000 to 2018. Prior to the

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, Di Giorgio was a member of the North York City Council from 1985 to 1997, representing Ward 4.

Background

With a mathematics degree from

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, he was a high school math teacher before entering politics.

Political career

North York Council

Di Giorgio was elected as Ward 4 Councillor to North York's council in the 1985 Toronto election defeating Barb Shiner. He was a close ally of Mayor

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. During his time as a North York Councillor, Di Giorgio served as a member of the Executive Committee and chaired all major standing committees, including Works, Transportation, Planning Advisory, Library Board, Parks and Recreation and Capital Planning. His contribution as founding director of the Ford Performing Arts Centre and his help in creating the Capital Planning Committee brought both a knowledgeable voice and prudent change to North York.

Toronto City Council

In his role as Toronto city councillor Di Giorgio was appointed budget chief under Mayor

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in 2013. During the mayoralty of

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he also held important Council committee positions. He was a member of the Executive Committee and sat on the Board of Directors for Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) as the Mayor's designate. Di Giorgio ran for re-election as councillor in the newly formed Ward 5 York South—Weston in the 2018 Toronto election and lost to

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Electoral record

Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 am

References

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