Stan Cho
Canadian politician
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Stan Cho MPP (Korean: 조성훈; born September 14, 1977)[1] is a Canadian politician who is currently the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, with responsibility for OLG for the Province of Ontario. He was previously the Minister of Long-Term Care and the Associate Minister of Transportation. Cho has represented the riding of Willowdale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since 2018.[2]
Stan Cho | |
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조성훈 | |
Cho in 2023 | |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2024 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Neil Lumsden |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | |
| In office September 4, 2023 – June 6, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Merrilee Fullerton |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Kusendova-Bashta |
| Associate Minister of Transportation | |
| In office June 18, 2021 – September 4, 2023 | |
| Minister | Caroline Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Kinga Surma |
| Succeeded by | Todd McCarthy |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 26, 2019 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Minister | Rod Phillips |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Willowdale | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | David Zimmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1977 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto |
| Occupation | Real Estate Broker and Auditor |
Background
Cho was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, to an immigrant family from South Korea. They moved to the Willowdale neighbourhood of North York when Cho was eight years old.[3] He holds a degree in philosophy from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He began his career as an auditor for Mercedes-Benz before entering his family's real estate business. Cho worked as an agent for 15 years before taking over as broker and general manager of their Royal LePage franchise in 2012.
Political career
In 2018, Cho defeated Liberal incumbent David Zimmer, becoming MPP of the Willowdale riding.[4] Cho served as Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board, Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy.[5] In the same year, Cho reintroduced Garrett's Legacy Act to the provincial legislature.[6]
In 2019, Cho was appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Rod Phillips.[7]
Before becoming appointed as the Associate Minister of Transportation in June 2021, his Bill 262 (Convenience Store Week Act) received Royal Assent which proclaims the week before Labour Day as Convenience Store Week in Ontario.[8]
Election results
| 2025 Ontario general election: Willowdale | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 14,476 | 46.29 | +1.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Paul Saguil | 13,871 | 44.35 | +6.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Boris Ivanov | 1,705 | 5.45 | –4.85 | ||||
| Green | Sharolyn Vettese | 778 | 2.49 | –1.13 | ||||
| Independent | Lilya Eklishaeva | 222 | 0.71 | N/A | ||||
| Progress | Pit Goyal | 221 | 0.71 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,273 | 99.11 | –0.07 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 282 | 0.89 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,555 | 37.41 | –2.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,340 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –2.38 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Willowdale | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 14,105 | 44.66 | +1.03 | $97,068 | |||
| Liberal | Paul Saguil | 11,990 | 37.96 | +11.36 | $98,560 | |||
| New Democratic | Hal David Berman | 3,253 | 10.30 | −15.49 | $22,626 | |||
| Green | Monica Henriques | 1,143 | 3.62 | +1.33 | $6,722 | |||
| New Blue | Joanne Csillag | 392 | 1.24 | $3,105 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Gian Pietro Arella | 338 | 1.07 | $3,678 | ||||
| None of the Above | Ben Barone | 104 | 0.33 | $0 | ||||
| Freedom of Choice | Lilya Eklishaeva | 98 | 0.31 | $0 | ||||
| Independent | Birinder Singh Ahluwalia | 71 | 0.22 | $1,922 | ||||
| Independent | Charles Roddy Sutherland | 61 | 0.19 | $0 | ||||
| Populist | Jaime Rodriguez | 28 | 0.09 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,583 | 99.18 | +0.23 | $111,919 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 262 | 0.82 | -0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,845 | 39.84 | -10.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,541 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.16 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. | ||||||||
| 2018 Ontario general election: Willowdale | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 17,732 | 43.63 | +11.69 | ||||
| Liberal | David Zimmer | 10,815 | 26.61 | –26.22 | ||||
| New Democratic | Saman Tabasinejad | 10,481 | 25.79 | +14.70 | ||||
| Green | Randi Ramdeen | 932 | 2.29 | –1.65 | ||||
| Libertarian | Catherine MacDonald-Robertson | 453 | 1.11 | N/A | ||||
| Independent | Birinder S. Ahluwalia | 233 | 0.57 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,646 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||