Denzil Minnan-Wong
| Denzil Minnan-Wong | |
|---|---|
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| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 34) Don Valley East | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 11) Don Parkway | |
| In office January 1, 1998 – December 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Succeeded by | Ward Abolished |
| Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn De Baeremaeker |
| Chair of the North York Community Council | |
| In office January 1, 2004 – May 21, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Giorgio Mammoliti |
| Succeeded by | Maria Augimeri |
| Chair of the Economic Development and Parks Committee | |
| In office May 21, 2002 – December 1, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Feldman |
| Succeeded by | Brian Ashton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963/1964 (age 49–50)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Denzil Minnan-Wong is a Toronto city councillor representing one of the two Don Valley East wards, Toronto City Council Ward 34. He is the son of Denzil Minnan-Wong, Sr., a Chinese immigrant who became a prominent member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. His father died in 1988 at age 53.
Minnan-Wong was educated at Osgoode Hall Law school and became a lawyer specializing in immigration issues. In 1994 North York councillor Barry Burton died of cancer and the North York city council appointed him as interim councillor. Later that year he was elected to the position in the municipal election. In 1997 he was elected to the city council of the new amalgamated city of Toronto.
Denzil Minnan-Wong is the Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, a Member of the Executive Committee and Employee and Labour Relations Committee for the city of Toronto.
A veteran of Toronto City Council, Denzil is an advocate of fiscal responsibility and keeping taxes down.
As the Chair of Public Works, he led the initiative to contract out garbage in 2011. He is also spearheading the development of the first separated bike network in Toronto, while voting for the removal of 3 bike lanes.[2]
Denzil lives in Toronto with his wife Colleen and daughter Sally.
Denzil was one of five Councillors removed from the TTC board by council in March 2012.[3]
Election results
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 34 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Denzil Minnan-Wong | 8,743 | 53.418% |
| Peter Youngren | 6,484 | 39.616% |
| Stephan Stewart | 1,140 | 6.965% |
| Total | 16,367 | 100% |
Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM[4]
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