George Smitherman Politician

George Smitherman (born February 12, 1964) is a Canadian politician and broadcaster. He represented the provincial riding of Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2010, when he resigned to contest the mayoralty of Toronto in the 2010 municipal election. Smitherman is the first openly gay Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) elected in Ontario, and the province's first openly gay cabinet minister. In January 2011, he joined talk radio station CFRB as a contributor and fill-in host on the Live Drive with John Tory show.

Personal facts

George Smitherman
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1964
Birth place
Weston Ontario , York Ontario
Residence
Toronto
Education
Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute

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Office holder

office
Member of Provincial Parliament
[[#Cabinet positions
party
Ontario Liberal Party
region
Toronto Centre (provincial electoral district)
successor

George Smitherman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.georgesmitherman.ca