From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cesar Palacio
Cesar Palacio
2010 Toronto election , Ward 17[2]
election,
Candidate Votes %
Cesar Palacio 6,154 42.8
Jonah Schein 4,827 33.6
Tony Letra 2,035 14.2
Ben Stirpe 751 5.2
Maria Marques 388 2.7
Brian Bragason 125 0.9
Kar Rasaiah 94 0.7
Total 14,374 100
Cesar Palacio Biography
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 17) Davenport Born in Ecuador he followed his father to Toronto in
Incumbent 1972. Working several blue-collar jobs he first became in-
volved in politics as a volunteer with local MP Charles
Assumed office
Caccia. In 1985 he was hired the executive assistant to
December 1, 2003
Councillor Betty Disero and he remained in the office for
Preceded by Betty Disero several years. For a few months in 2000 he was appointed
Chair of the Licensing and Standards Committee to fill the seat vacated by Dennis Fotinos, but the appoint-
ment was conditional on him not running in the subse-
Incumbent quent election. In 2003 he ran to succeed Disero and won.
Assumed office He also won subsequent re-election in 2006. He is fluent
December 1, 2010 in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese. He is a cousin
of the former President of Ecuador, Alfredo Palacio.
Preceded by Howard Moscoe
In the 2010 municipal eleciton, Palacio won re-elec-
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 21) Davenport tion over six other candidates: Brian Bragason, Tony Le-
In office
tra, Maria Marques, Kar Rasaiah, Jonah Schein, and Ben
March 1, 2000 – December 1, 2000 Stirpe.
Preceded by Dennis Fotinos
Succeeded by Ward Abolished
Election results
Personal details
References
Born Ecuador
[1] Cesar Palacio biography on the Toronto Star’s
Nationality Ecuadorian-Canadian website
Occupation Public Administrator [2] City of Toronto elections page
[3] City Clerk’s Official Declaration 2006
Cesar Palacio is a Toronto city councillor for Ward 17
Davenport (representing one of the two Davenport External links
wards). He is the first Hispanic person to be elected to
Toronto’s City Council.[1] • Cesar Palacio official website
• City of Toronto Councillor Profile
Persondata
Name Palacio, Cesar
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cesar Palacio
2006 Toronto election , Ward 17[3]
election,
Candidate Votes %
Cesar Palacio 4,827 42.3
Alejandra Bravo 4,546 39.8
Fred Dominelli 1,491 13.1
Cinzia Scalabrini 211 1.9
David Faria 206 1.8
Gustavo Valdez 77 0.7
Wilson Basantes Espinoza 50 0.4
Alternative names Place of birth Ecuador
Short description Date of death
Date of birth Place of death
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• Canadian people of Ecuadorian descent
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