Mario Sergio (born July 28, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Yorkview and York West. He served in cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne as a Minister without Portfolio from 2013 to 2016.
Mario Sergio | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1995–2018 | |
| Preceded by | George Mammoliti |
| Succeeded by | Tom Rakocevic |
| Constituency | York West Yorkview (1995-1999) |
| North York City Councillor | |
| In office 1978–1995 | |
| Constituency | Ward 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1940 Calabria, Italy |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Real estate broker |
| Portfolio | Minister without portfolio (Seniors) (2013-2016) |
Background
editSergio attended technical school in Italy, and worked as a real estate broker after moving to Canada. He started his own general insurance business in 1961, and started a private real estate brokerage firm in 1968.
Municipal politics
editSergio was first elected to the North York City Council in 1978, and remained in municipal politics until 1995 when he was elected to the Ontario legislature. He also served on the Metro Toronto Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of North York's Planning Board Committee for fourteen years.
Provincial politics
editIn the provincial election of 1995, Sergio defeated incumbent New Democrat George Mammoliti in Yorkview by almost 3000 votes to win election to the legislature.[1] The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Sergio joined 29 other Liberals in the official opposition.
In the 1999 provincial election, Sergio was re-elected in the new riding of York West by more than 10,000 votes over his nearest opponent.[2] He was subsequently appointed deputy whip and critic for small business.
The Liberals won the 2003 election, in which Sergio defeated his closest opponent by over 12,000 votes.[3] While in government he has served as parliamentary assistant to a number of different portfolios including Minister of Consumer and Business Services (2003–2004), Minister responsible for seniors (2005–2007), and Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing (2006-2010, 2011-2013). He was re-elected in 2007,[4] 2011,[5] and 2014.[6]
In 2013, Sergio was appointed as a Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Seniors.[7] He left cabinet as part of a cabinet shuffle on June 13, 2016.[8]
On July 13, 2017, Sergio announced that he would not seek re-election in the 42nd Ontario general election.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 10 October 2007. p. 18 (xxvii). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "General Election by District: York West". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ontario's new cabinet". Waterloo Region Record. Kitchener, Ont. 12 February 2013. p. A3.
- ^ "Kathleen Wynne's shuffled cabinet features 40% women". CBC News. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Ontario's oldest MPP Monte Kwinter says he's calling it quits". Toronto Stars News. 20 July 2017.