Martin Silva (born September 4, 1952) was a politician and continues to be a radio personality in

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Biography

Born in

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, Aveiro,

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, he emigrated to

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in August 1968, where he gained popularity in the Portuguese community as a radio announcer on CHIN Radio. In 1973 he hosted a Portuguese language morning show called ''Ecos de Portugal'' and continued with ''Wake Up Portuguese Style'' in 1982. He was elected to the

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in 1988 as Ward 4 councillor. A member of the New Democratic Party's Toronto caucus, he was re-elected in 1991 and 1994. Silva was the

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's candidate in Parkdale in the 1995 provincial election but was defeated by incumbent

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. He wasn't re-elected in the 1997 municipal election, when he came third after

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and Mario Silva in a newly formed ward. There appeared to be some confusion amongst voters as he shared the same last name with Mario Silva. After the election he served as a union representative for the Hotel Employees, Restaurant Employees Union (HERE), Local 75 and then returned to CHIN Radio in late 2001. On February 1, 2006, Toronto City Council appointed Silva to fill the vacancy in Ward 20 that was created when

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decided to run in the federal riding of Trinity-Spadina. Silva served as councillor until the 2006 municipal election in November 2006. A condition of the appointment was that he wasn't allowed to run as a candidate in that election. His vocation for radio came early. and he continues at CHIN Radio, now in the position of Account Executivee. https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-silva-ba340017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Martin 1952 births Living people People from Aveiro District Canadian radio personalities Toronto city councillors Canadian people of Portuguese descent Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections