Tina Molinari
Tina Molinari | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Mario Racco |
| Constituency | Thornhill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1956 Progressive Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Thornhill, Ontario |
| Occupation | Justice of the peace |
Tina R. Molinari (born October 25, 1956) is a former politician in
School trustee
Molinari served as president of a local Parent Teacher Association, and was elected to the York Catholic District School Board in 1988. She served as chair of the board from 1994 to 1998, and was also given a Catholic School Trustees Association Trustee Award of Merit in 1998.[1]
Provincial politics
Molinari was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
Ernie Eves replaced Mike Harris as Premier of Ontario on April 15, 2002, and he appointed Molinari as an Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for urban affairs.[3]
There were some who believed that Molinari would be re-elected in the provincial election of 2003, because of her party's support for a tax credit to parents who send their children to private or denominational schools. This issue was important to some members of Toronto's Jewish community, and Dan Ronen even chose to endorse Molinari for re-election because of her party's stand on this single issue.
While she polled better than most other Tories in the Greater Toronto Area, Molinari was not able to overcome a provincial shift to the Liberals and lost to local councillor Mario Racco by 796 votes.[4]
Later life
In 2004, Molinari was appointed to a post in
She has organized and hosted an annual fundraiser to raise funds for Catholic Missions within Canada.Molinari campaigned for the Ward Four council seat in the
On May 18, 2007, Ontario's
References
- ^ "Biography of The Honourable Tina Molinari Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Urban Affairs". April 16, 2003. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Ont-Cabinet". Toronto, Ont: Canadian Press NewsWire. April 15, 2002.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Former MPP named director". Sudbury Star. July 24, 2004. p. D9.
- ^ Queen, Lisa (October 4, 2005). "Inspired by her children; former school board chairperson, MPP now works with Catholic missions in Canada". The Liberal. Richmond Hill, Ont. p. 1.
- ^ "Richmond Hill results". Toronto Star. November 14, 2006. p. B6.
- ^ "Attorney General Announces 11 Justice Of The Peace Appointments". Ministry of the Attorney General. May 18, 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2007.