Frank Di Giorgio
Canadian politician
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Frank Di Giorgio (/dɪˈdʒɔːrdʒoʊ/ ⓘ 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.
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Frank Di Giorgio | |
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Di Giorgio in 2010 | |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 12 York—South Weston | |
| In office December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ward created |
| Succeeded by | Ward dissolved |
| North York City Councillor for Ward 4 | |
| In office December 1, 1985 – December 31, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Moscoe |
| Succeeded by | City amalgamated |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Background
With a mathematics degree from McMaster University, Di Giorgio 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.[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 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. | ||||||||