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| Incumbent | |
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| Riding | Trinity—Spadina |
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| Born | January 1 1952 Calabria, Italy |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Profession(s) | Teacher |
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Background
Marchese arrived in Canada with his family at age nine. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, French and Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1978, and later received a Bachelor of Education degree. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A Bachelor of Education ( BEd) is an undergraduate Academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a Teacher in Schools. Before entering public life, he taught English and French in Toronto and Mississauga. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel He is also fluent in Italian. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.
Political life
He served on the Toronto school board from 1982 to 1990, representing Wards 4 and 5 at different times. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) During this period, he distinguished himself as an advocate of lingual and racial rights, worked to establish international language programs, alternative schools and school childcare, and helped to end the practice of streaming students into narrow learning programs. As well, he served as Vice-President of the National Congress of Italian Canadians (Toronto), Toronto Public Library Board trustee, and Multilingual Literacy Centre Chair.
Provincial politics
Marchese was first elected to the Ontario parliament in the provincial election of 1990, defeating incumbent Liberal Bob Wong by about 1500 votes in the riding of Fort York. The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Robert Charles Wong (born April 27, 1941 in Fort Erie, Ontario) is a former Politician in Ontario Canada. The NDP won an unexpected majority government in this election, and Marchese was appointed as the province's Minister of Culture and Communications on October 1, 1990. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He presided over a significant increase in funding to the Ontario Arts Council and the provincial film industry, but was dropped from cabinet on July 31, 1991. The Ontario Arts Council (OAC is a Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to fund professional arts Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
The NDP were defeated in the 1995 election, although Marchese actually managed to increase his margin of victory against Wong, who once again ran for the Liberals. The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario In opposition, he managed to distinguish himself as one of the most spirited debaters in the reduced NDP caucus. He again increased his margin of victory in 1999 provincial election. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Some suspected that Marchese would have difficulty being re-elected against Liberal Nellie Pedro in the 2003 election, though as it happened he was re-elected by more than 6,000 votes. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial He was handily re-elected in 2007 and is currently the NDP critic for Education, Training, Colleges and Universities, Culture, Tourism and Recreation, Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration, and Disabilities.
External links
- Rosario Marchese - Official web site.
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