Stan Cho
Stan Cho MPP (Korean: 조성훈; born September 14, 1977)[1] is a Canadian politician who is currently the Minister of Long-Term Care for the province of Ontario. He was previously the associate Minister of Transportation. Cho has represented the riding of Willowdale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since 2018.[2]
Stan Cho | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Long-Term Care | |
| Assumed office September 4, 2023 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Paul Calandra |
| Associate Minister of Transportation | |
| In office June 18, 2021 – September 4, 2023 | |
| Minister | Caroline Mulroney |
| Succeeded by | Todd McCarthy |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 26, 2019 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Minister | Rod Phillips |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Willowdale | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | David Zimmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1977 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | North York, Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto |
| Occupation | Real Estate Broker and Auditor |
Background edit
Cho was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, to an immigrant family from South Korea. They moved to the Willowdale neighbourhood of North York when Cho was eight years old.[3] He holds a degree in philosophy from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He began his career as an auditor for Mercedes-Benz before entering his family's real estate business. Cho worked as an agent for fifteen years before taking over as broker and general manager of their Royal LePage franchise in 2012.
Political career edit
In 2018, Cho defeated Liberal incumbent David Zimmer, becoming MPP of the Willowdale riding.[4] Cho served as parliamentary assistant to the president of the Treasury Board, Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy.[5] In the same year, Cho reintroduced Garrett's Legacy Act to the provincial legislature.[6]
In 2019, Cho was appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Rod Phillips.[7]
Before becoming appointed as the Associate Minister of Transportation in June 2021, his Bill 262 (Convenience Store Week Act) received Royal Assent which proclaims the week before Labour Day as Convenience Store Week in Ontario.[8]
Election results edit
| 2022 Ontario general election: Willowdale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 14,105 | 44.66 | +1.03 | $97,068 | |||
| Liberal | Paul Saguil | 11,990 | 37.96 | +11.36 | $98,560 | |||
| New Democratic | Hal David Berman | 3,253 | 10.30 | −15.49 | $22,626 | |||
| Green | Monica Henriques | 1,143 | 3.62 | +1.33 | $6,722 | |||
| New Blue | Joanne Csillag | 392 | 1.24 | $3,105 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Gian Pietro Arella | 338 | 1.07 | $3,678 | ||||
| None of the Above | Ben Barone | 104 | 0.33 | $0 | ||||
| Freedom of Choice | Lilya Eklishaeva | 98 | 0.31 | $0 | ||||
| Independent | Birinder Singh Ahluwalia | 71 | 0.22 | $1,922 | ||||
| Independent | Charles Roddy Sutherland | 61 | 0.19 | $0 | ||||
| Populist | Jaime Rodriguez | 28 | 0.09 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 31,583 | 99.18 | +0.23 | $111,919 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 262 | 0.82 | -0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,845 | 39.84 | -10.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,541 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.16 | ||||||
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. from the original on May 18, 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. from the original on May 21, 2023. | ||||||||
| 2018 Ontario general election: Willowdale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 17,732 | 43.63 | +10.16 | ||||
| Liberal | David Zimmer | 10,815 | 26.61 | -25.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Saman Tabasinejad | 10,481 | 25.79 | +15.64 | ||||
| Green | Randi Ramdeen | 932 | 2.29 | -1.51 | ||||
| Libertarian | Catherine MacDonald-Robertson | 453 | 1.11 | |||||
| Independent | Birinder S. Ahluwalia | 233 | 0.57 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,646 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Stan Cho, MPP". January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet after housing minister resigns". CBC. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hansard Transcript". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. September 17, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Willowdale's Stan Cho take PCs into Liberal territory". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Walsh, Marieke (June 29, 2018). "Former federal MPs appointed to cabinet and parliamentary assistant posts under Ford". iPolitics. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ MacAlpine, Ian (August 3, 2018). "Garrett's Legacy Act back at Queen's Park". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Stan Cho Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Finance". Stan Cho MPP. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Ontario Convenience Store Week Act, 2021". Ontario Convenience Stores Association. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved January 20, 2019.