Tobias Enverga
| The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga | |
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| Senator for Ontario | |
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Assumed office September 6, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Stephen Harper |
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| Born | December 2, 1955 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Tobias C. Enverga, Jr. is a Canadian senator representing Ontario, having been appointed to the upper house on September 6, 2012, where he sits as a Conservative. At the time of his appointment he was a project manager at the Bank of Montreal, where he has worked for more than 30 years.[1]
Enverga lives in Toronto and was born in the Philippines. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Letran College in the Philippines, a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a Computer Studies Certificate from Centennial College.
He served as a school trustee on the Toronto Catholic District School Board until his appointment and was the first Filipino-Canadian elected to public office in the city of Toronto.
Enverga is co-chair of the Asian Heritage Month Celebration for the Greater Toronto Area and was previously a director of the Canadian Multicultural Council - Asians in Ontario. He founded the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation and is a former president of the Philippine Independence Day Council. He was awarded the Queen's 60th Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
References
- ↑ "1st Fil-Canadian senator appointed". ABS-CBN News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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