Antonio di Ciocco

Antonio di Ciocco (died July 1984) was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served as mayor of the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1981 to 1984.

Di Ciocco was first elected as mayor of Saint-Leonard in a 1981 by-election, after incumbent Michel Bissonnet was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec. He was re-elected in the 1982 municipal election, and his Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard won nine out of twelve seats on council.[1] Di Ciocco also served as chair of the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer from 1980 to 1983.[2]

Di Ciocco's car was bombed in 1983; no one was inside the vehicle at the time. Di Ciocco described the bombing as an attempt at political intimidation.[3]

He died of leukemia in July 1984, at age thirty-three.[4]

References

  1. ^ Le Devoir, 8 November 1982, p. 1.
  2. ^ Debbie Parkes, "Le Royer chairman eyes St. Leonard mayor's job," Montreal Gazette, 10 July 1985, X5.
  3. ^ Montreal Gazette, 2 November 1983, A3.
  4. ^ David Wimhurst, "After the bombing: St. Leonard market merchants determined to regain business," Montreal Gazette, 30 January 1985, X3.