Joe Trasolini
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Joe Trasolini | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Port Moody-Coquitlam | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Iain Black |
| Succeeded by | Linda Reimer |
| Mayor of Port Moody | |
| In office 1999–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Marusyk |
| Succeeded by | Mike Clay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giuseppe Trasolini[1] 1947 or 1948 (age 77–78)[2] |
| Party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Cecilia Huang[3] |
| Alma mater | British Columbia Institute of Technology |
Joe Trasolini (born 1947 or 1948) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) from 2012 to 2013, representing the electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus. He previously served four terms as mayor of Port Moody.[4]
Born in Italy, Trasolini moved to British Columbia in 1963, and graduated from the chemical and metallurgical engineering technology program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.[3][5] He has owned and managed a contracting firm since 1985,[3][5] and had previously lived in Coquitlam until moving to Port Moody in 1994.[6]
He was elected to Port Moody City Council in 1996,[7] then became mayor in 1999.[8] He was re-elected in 2002, 2005 and 2008. He became the first mayor in British Columbia to implement a weekly open door session for constituents.[3][5] He also served as a director of Metro Vancouver, and as part of the TransLink Mayor's Council he helped secure funding for the SkyTrain Millennium Line's Evergreen Extension.[3][5] He did not seek re-election in 2011.[9][10]
Following the resignation of Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Iain Black, Trasolini was announced in November 2011 as the NDP candidate in the ensuing by-election.[2][4][11] He was elected to the legislature by taking 54% of the vote in the April 2012 by-election,[12][13] and served as opposition critic for housing, construction, and business development in the 39th Parliament.[5]
He was defeated in the 2013 provincial election by Linda Reimer of the BC Liberals.[14]