Laureano Leone (born September 11, 1928) is a former

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the

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from 1987 to 1990.

Background

Leone was educated at Liceo Classico "Ovidio" of

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, and at the

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. He also served as vice-chair of the

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Corporation, and as president of the National Congress of Italian Canadians and the Canadian Ethnocultural Council. He has received a Gold Medal (Award of Merit) from the city of

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for "community involvement", and was appointed as an Officer of the

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on April 22, 1982.

Politics

He ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, but finished third against

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in the riding of

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. He ran a second time in the riding of

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in the 1987 provincial election and defeated NDP candidate

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by 174 votes. He served as a backbench supporter of

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's government for the next three years. The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election. Leone's seat was a top NDP target, and he lost to NDP candidate

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by over 5,000 votes.

Later life

Leone was later named an Honorary Consul of Canada in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leone, Laureano 1928 births Detroit Institute of Technology alumni Italian emigrants to Canada Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs