David Orazietti | |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie |
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In office October 2, 2003 – December 31, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Tony Martin |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
November 12, 1968
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Jane Orazietti |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
Occupation | Teacher |
David Michael Orazietti (born November 12, 1968) is an academic administrator at Sault College and a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2016 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Sault Ste. Marie. He served in the cabinet of Kathleen Wynne, most recently as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, until he resigned on December 31, 2016.
In January 2017, Orazietti was appointed Dean of Aviation, Trades and Technology, Natural Environment and Business at Sault College.
Orazietti is a third-generation resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He worked as a teacher for the Algoma District School Board for ten years. He and his wife Jane live in Sault Ste. Marie with their two children.
In 1997, Orazietti was elected to Sault Ste. Marie City Council in Ward One. He was re-elected to a second term in 2000.
He ran in the provincial election of 2003 as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Sault Ste. Marie. He defeated New Democratic incumbent Tony Martin by 8,671 votes. He was re-elected in the 2007, 2011, and 2014 elections, becoming the first MPP in the riding's history to be re-elected three times.