Peter Fonseca
| Peter Fonseca | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Dipika Damerla |
| Constituency | Mississauga East—Cooksville |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Carl De Faria |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Mississauga East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1966 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Christine |
| Residence | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | Management consultant |
Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville from 2003 to 2011. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty.
Background
Fonseca was raised in Toronto, and attended the University of Oregon on an athletic scholarship. He also has a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Windsor. He represented Canada at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia as a marathon runner. He was the top finisher for the Canadians, placing 21st overall in a 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race with a time of 2 hours, 17 minutes and 28 seconds. He also placed second in the 1994 Toronto Marathon and the 1994 Houston Marathon, and third in the 1992 New York City Marathon and the 1990 Los Angeles Marathon. He is a recipient of the Fred Bagley Memorial Trophy, given to long distance runners in Canada.
Fonseca was later a senior performance management consultant for the Coach Corporation, and has run a successful importing and distributing company in Portugal. He has also done fundraising work for the Canadian Diabetes Association.
His wife, Christine Fonseca, was elected to Mississauga City Council in the 2010 municipal elections.[1]
Politics
Fonseca was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 2003, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Carl DeFaria by about 3,000 votes in Mississauga East.[2] On October 23, 2003, he was named parliamentary assistant to George Smitherman, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. In July 2005, he became the parliamentary assistant to Jim Watson, the Minister of Health Promotion.
In October 2007, Fonseca was named to cabinet as Minister of Tourism and Recreation.[3]
In a cabinet shuffle on September 18, 2008, Fonseca was appointed as the province's Minister of Labour.[4]
On December 16, 2010, Fonseca resigned from cabinet to run for the federal Liberals in the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville.[5] He was narrowly defeated by Conservative candidate Wladyslaw Lizon in the 2011 federal election.[6]
He is currently the Liberal candidate in Mississauga East-Cooksville for the 2015 federal election.[7]
Cabinet positions
| Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Jim Bradley | Minister of Tourism and Recreation 2008–2010 |
Monique Smith |
| Brad Duguid | Minister of Labour 2007–2008 |
Charles Sousa |
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | 18,782 | 39.9% | +7.4% | – | |||
| Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 18,121 | 38.4% | -12% | – | |||
| New Democratic | Waseem Ahmed | 8,938 | 19.0% | +7.4% | – | |||
| Green | Jaymini Bhikha | 1,051 | 2.2% | -3.0% | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Chénier | 238 | 0.5% | -0.2% | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 47,130 | 100% | ||||||
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 22,207 | 59.0% | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Zoran Churchin | 8,687 | 23.1% | N/A | |
| New Democratic | Satish Balasunderam | 3,184 | 8.5% | N/A | |
| Green | Carla Cassanova | 2,355 | 6.3% | N/A | |
| Family Coalition | Al Zawadzki | 979 | 2.6% | N/A | |
| Freedom | Ryan Jamieson | 243 | 0.7% | N/A | |
| Ontario general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 16,686 | 48.68 | +9.69 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Carl DeFaria | 13,832 | 40.35 | -11.23 | |
| New Democratic | Michael Hancock | 2,479 | 7.23 | -0.01 | |
| Green | Donald Barber | 666 | 1.94 | ||
| Family Coalition | Gary Nail | 358 | 1.04 | ||
| Independent | Pierre Chénier | 256 | 0.75 | ||
References
- ↑ "Fonseca claims Ward 3". Mississauga News. October 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ Ferguson, Rob; Benzie, Robert (October 31, 2007). "Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area". Toronto Star. p. A13.
- ↑ "The new-look Ontario cabinet". The Hamilton Spectator. September 19, 2008. p. A9.
- ↑ Benzie, Robert; Delacourt, Susan. "Ontario cabinet minister to seek federal seat". Toronto Star.
- ↑ "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6.
- ↑ "Peter Fonseca - Federal Liberal candidate, Mississauga East-Cooksville".