Frank Di Giorgio

Frank Di Giorgio (/dɪˈdʒɔːrdʒoʊ/ ⓘ dij-OR-joh, Italian: [di ˈdʒordʒo]) is a Canadian former politician. He sat on Toronto City Council and represented Ward 12 York South—Weston from 2000 to 2018. Prior to the amalgamation of Toronto, Di Giorgio was a member of the North York City Council from 1985 to 1997, representing Ward 4.

Frank Di Giorgio
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 12 York—South Weston
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byWard created
Succeeded byWard dissolved
North York City Councillor
for Ward 4
In office
December 1, 1985 – December 31, 1997
Preceded byHoward Moscoe
Succeeded byCity amalgamated
Personal details
NationalityItalian-Canadian
SpouseMary
Children2
OccupationTeacher

Background

With a mathematics degree from McMaster University, 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 Mel Lastman.

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.[1]

Toronto City Council

In his role as Toronto city councillor Di Giorgio was appointed budget chief under Mayor Rob Ford in 2013.[2]

During the mayoralty of John Tory he also held important Council committee positions. He was a member of the Executive Committee[3] and sat on the Board of Directors for Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) as the Mayor's designate.[4]

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 Frances Nunziata.[5]

Electoral record
2014 Toronto election, Ward 12
Candidate Votes  %
Frank DiGiorgio4,78428.97%
John Nunziata4,54627.53%
Nick Dominelli3,74222.66%
Lekan Olawoye3,44120.84%
Total16,513100%
2010 Toronto election, Ward 12[6]
Candidate Votes  %
Frank Di Giorgio3,63627.1
Nick Dominelli3,21423.9
Steve Tasses2,74820.4
Vilma Filici2,20416.4
Richard Gosling1,0738.0
Joe Renda3432.6
Angelo Bellavia2211.6
Total13,439100

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

2006 Toronto municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Twelve

References
  1. "Councillor Frank di Giorgio - Council Members - Council Members | City of Toronto". Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  2. "Di Giorgio named Toronto's new budget chief".
  3. "John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee | CBC News".
  4. "Agenda Item History".
  5. "Longtime councillor Frances Nunziata beats incumbent Frank DiGiorgio to claim Ward 5, York South—Weston". Toronto Star. 22 October 2018.
  6. City of Toronto elections page Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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