Tony Silipo
| Tony Silipo | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1990–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Lupusella |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Dovercourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 10, 1957 Martone, Calabria, Italy |
| Died | March 10, 2012 (aged 54) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Marie Miraglia |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Tony Silipo (August 10, 1957 – March 10, 2012) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 representing the New Democratic Party in the downtown Toronto riding of Dovercourt. In 1999 he was appointed to the Workplace Safety and Insurance appeals tribunal. He died in 2012 from a brain tumour.
Silipo attended Bloor Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and was educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall at York University, and began practising law in 1984. He also served as a trustee on the Toronto Board of Education from 1978 to 1990, and was its chair from 1989 to 1990.
Silipo was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1990 provincial election as the New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the Toronto riding of Dovercourt. He joined the Bob Rae cabinet as Chair of the Management Board from July 31, 1991 to September 23, 1992, Minister of Education from October 15, 1991 to February 3, 1993 and Minister of Community and Social Services from February 3, 1993 to June 26, 1995.
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