Remo Mancini
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Remo Mancini | |
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.jpg) Mancini in 1986 | |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1975–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Paterson |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Crozier |
| Constituency | Essex South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1951 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Executive and Professional Corporate Director |
Remo Mancini (born May 26, 1951) is a former senior corporate executive in both the U.S and Canada, former politician in Ontario, Canada, and corporate director serving on both private company and publicly listed corporate boards.
He was an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the constituency of Essex South from 1975 to 1993. He also served as a cabinet minister in both economic and social portfolios (including Minister of Revenue) in the government of David Peterson.
Mancini was born in the small, remote mountain village of Abbateggio, Province of Pescara, Italy.[1]
A high school all-Ontario gold medal gymnast, he received athletic scholarships to both U.S and Canadian universities. Injuries ended Mancini's athletic career and formal education.[2]
Mancini is a graduate of the Corporate Governance College at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.[3] and received his internationally recognized ICD.D certification. The program is a joint initiative by Rotman and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Politics
In 1972, at 21 years of age Mancini was elected to the local municipal council of Anderdon township. In December 1974, Mancini was elected Deputy reeve of Anderdon Township and Essex County councillor at the age of 23.[4](the youngest person ever elected to the Essex County Council).
Mancini was elected to the provincial legislature as MPP the following year in the Ontario general election of 1975, defeating Progressive Conservative Frank Klees by just over 2,000 votes in Essex South.[5] He defeated Klees again by a wider margin in the 1977 Ontario election,[6] and easily retained his seat in the elections of 1981,[7] 1985[8] and 1987.[9]
The Liberal Party was able to form a minority government under David Peterson following the 1985 provincial election, after 42 years in opposition. Mancini was named as the Premier's parliamentary assistant from 1985 to 1987. He was promoted to Minister without portfolio responsible for disabled persons on September 29, 1987,[10] and finally to Minister of Revenue on August 2, 1989.[11]
The Liberal government was defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 Ontario election. Mancini retained his seat and was the only Liberal MPP elected in the entire Windsor, Sarnia, London region.[12]
Remo Mancini was elected the House Leader by the Liberal Caucus in a formal process and served until February 1992.[13] While in opposition, Mancini was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.[14][15] Mancini retired from the legislature on April 30, 1993.
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