The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was an upper-tier level of municipal government in Ontario,Canada,from 1953 to 1998. It was made up of the old city of Toronto and numerous townships,towns and villages that surrounded Toronto,which were starting to urbanize rapidly after World War II. It was commonly referred to as "Metro Toronto" or "Metro".
Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto,Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall,it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The current term began on November 15,2022.
Raymond Sung Joon Cho is a Canadian politician who has served as the Ontario minister of seniors and accessibility since June 29,2018. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party,Cho has sat as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) since 2016. He currently represents Scarborough North,and is the Legislative Assembly's oldest sitting MPP. Cho's over 30-year long political career began in 1991 when he was first elected to the Metro Toronto Council. Following amalgamation in 1998,Cho ran for Toronto City Council,where he re-elected eight times until resigning in 2016 following a successful run for Scarborough—Rouge River in a provincial by-election. Prior to entering politics,Cho worked as a social worker.
Alan Tonks is a former Canadian politician. He was the Liberal MP for the federal riding of York South—Weston in Toronto from 2000 to 2011,and was the Metro Toronto Chairman from 1987 to 1997.
Adam Giambrone is a Canadian transportation consultant and retired politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2003 to 2010,representing Ward 18 Davenport. Giambrone served as the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) from 2006 to 2010. Following his tenure on council,Giambrone now works in transportation consulting.
Howard Moscoe is a former city councillor in Toronto,Ontario,Canada,representing Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton-Lawrence. Among the most prominent and longest-serving councillors in the city,he is also known for an outspokenness which caused controversy at times. Moscoe is a member of the New Democratic Party. On August 31,2010,after 31 years as an elected municipal politician,Moscoe announced his retirement from city council.
Case Ootes is a retired Canadian politician who was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 1998 to 2003. On Toronto City Council,Ootes represented East York's Ward 29 Broadview—Greenwood. He was first elected in the 1990s and served on council through the 1998 amalgamation until 2010.
Joe Pantalone is a retired Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council and Metro Council from 1980 to 2010. Pantalone was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010,and represented the Trinity area as a councillor.
Bill Saundercook was a city councillor in Toronto,Ontario,Canada for Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park. A teacher from a family of teachers,Saundercook holds a B.Ed.,M.A. and M.Ed.
David Shiner was a city councillor in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. He represented ward 24,one of the two wards in Willowdale.
The Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto or Metro Chairman was the regional chair of Metropolitan Toronto,Ontario,Canada,and the most senior political figure in the municipality. The Metro Chairman was elected by the members of Metropolitan Toronto Council.
The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. In addition,school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board,Toronto Catholic District School Board,Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. In the mayoral race,incumbent mayor David Miller was re-elected with 57% of the popular vote.
The 1991 Toronto municipal election was held on November 12,1991,to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto,Ontario,Canada,and mayors,councillors and school trustees in Toronto,York,East York,North York,Scarborough and Etobicoke.
Rob Davis is a Canadian politician. He served on the City of York council from 1991 to 1997. He was the first Black city councillor in the 200-year history of the City of York. He was elected as a member of the amalgamated Toronto City Council from 1997 to 2000. He was also the first Black city councillor of the amalgamated Toronto City Council. In 2023,Davis unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Toronto in a by-election called as a result of the resignation of Mayor John Tory. Davis told the media that Torontonians no longer felt safe on the TTC,were struggling with the high cost of housing,and thought the council was wasting taxpayer's money on changing the name Dundas instead of helping the homeless and people who are less fortunate. Davis vowed to make Toronto safer,cleaner,and kinder.
Norman "Norm" Gardner is a politician and administrator in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. He is a former North York and Toronto City Councillor,serving most recently as chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (1998–2003). He was subsequently chair of the board of the Mackenzie Institute for several years.
The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8,1982,in Metropolitan Toronto,Ontario,Canada. Mayors,controllers,city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto,York,East York,North York,Etobicoke and Scarborough.
James Fergus Brown was a politician in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. He served as Mayor of York from 1988 to 1994.
David Raymond Miller is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 63rd mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010.
The 2010 Toronto municipal election was held on October 25,2010 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. In addition,school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board,Toronto Catholic District School Board,Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. Candidate registration opened on January 4,2010 and ended on September 10. Advance polls were open October 5,6,7,8 and 12,13,16 and 17.
Gary Crawford is a Canadian politician,who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Brian Ashton in Ward 36. He held onto the seat in the 2014 municipal elections. As councillor,Crawford sat as the Budget Chief (2014-2023). He served on numerous committees including Budget,Planning and Growth,Economic Development and the Executive Committee. He also served on City Boards and Agencies including East Metro Youth Centre,Sony Centre for the Performing Arts,Harbourfront Centre,St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts,the Toronto Centre for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council. He has chaired the Mayor’s Task Force on the Arts,the Theatres Working Group and Co-chaired the Film Board.
