Frank Di Giorgio (/dɪˈɔːr/ dij-OR-joh, Italian: [di ˈdʒordʒo]) is a former Canadian 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
Di Giorgio in 2010
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

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With a mathematics degree from McMaster University, Di Giorgio was a high school math teacher before entering politics.

Political career

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North York Council

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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

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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

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2014 Toronto election, Ward 12
Candidate Votes %
Frank DiGiorgio 4,784 28.97%
John Nunziata 4,546 27.53%
Nick Dominelli 3,742 22.66%
Lekan Olawoye 3,441 20.84%
Total 16,513 100%
2010 Toronto election, Ward 12[6]
Candidate Votes %
Frank Di Giorgio 3,636 27.1
Nick Dominelli 3,214 23.9
Steve Tasses 2,748 20.4
Vilma Filici 2,204 16.4
Richard Gosling 1,073 8.0
Joe Renda 343 2.6
Angelo Bellavia 221 1.6
Total 13,439 100

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


2006 Toronto municipal election: Councillor, Ward Twelve
Candidate Votes %
(x)Frank Di Giorgio 4,980 48.19
Nick Dominelli 2,725 26.37
Joe Renda 1,419 13.73
Keith Sweeney 1,054 10.20
Michel Dugré 157 1.52
Total valid votes 10,335 100
Source: Declaration of Results of Voting; Monday, November 13, 2006, City of Toronto.

References

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  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