Frank Faubert
Frank J. Faubert | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Preceded by | David Warner |
Succeeded by | David Warner |
Constituency | Scarborough—Ellesmere |
Scarborough Councillor | |
In office 1969–1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Scarborough, Ontario | April 25, 1931
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Marilyn Faubert (m. 1956) |
Children | 5 |
Occupation | Communications consultant |
Frank J. Faubert (April 25, 1931 – June 20, 1999) was a
Background
Faubert was born in
Faubert was a supporter of the
Politics
He was an alderman and city controller in Scarborough for seventeen years before his election to the provincial assembly, and also served on Metropolitan Toronto Council and was an executive member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Faubert worked as Robert Stanbury's executive assistant while Stanbury was Minister of Communications.
He ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election, in the constituency of Scarborough West. He finished third, well behind Ontario New Democratic Party leader Stephen Lewis.[2] He ran again in the 1987 election, and defeated NDP incumbent David Warner by 481 votes in the constituency of Scarborough—Ellesmere.[3] For the next three years, Faubert served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's Liberal government. He served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Revenue from 1988 to 1989.
The Liberals lost the 1990 election to the NDP, and Faubert lost his seat to David Warner by over 4,500 votes.[4]
He was elected as Mayor of Scarborough in 1994, succeeding Joyce Trimmer, who had retired, defeating future Progressive Conservative parliamentarian Marilyn Mushinski. In this capacity, he led a public campaign against the 1997 amalgamation of Toronto. When amalgamation became a reality and the City of Scarborough disappeared from the map, Faubert ran for and was elected to the new Toronto municipal council from a Scarborough ward. He also supported Barbara Hall's unsuccessful mayoral campaign in the 1997 Toronto election.
Death and legacy
Faubert died in office in 1999. Frank Faubert Wood Lot on the south east side of Borough Drive was named in his honour, as was Frank Faubert Drive, a residential street just east of the Port Union Road/Lawrence Avenue East intersection in the Rouge Hill neighbourhood of Toronto.
The
The city of Toronto honoured him by creating the Frank Faubert Memorial Award for the Scarborough Arts Council's annual art show.[7]
References
- ^ "Recognizing individuals who have supported the Rouge Park". Rouge Park Alliance. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "In-course Scholarships and Awards". University of Toronto Scarborough. 2016.
- ^ "2008 Academic Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-21.
- ^ "City Council meeting of July 27, 28 and 29, 1999". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012.