- Gerry Altobello
Gerry Altobello is a former city councillor in
Toronto ,Canada . He representedScarborough Southwest .Altobello first entered politics in 1985 when he was elected to the council of Scarborough to represent Ward 2, defeating more left-leaning candidate Barry Boyle. At 27, he was the youngest member on the council. He was re-elected with ease in 1988, but in 1991 he faced a fierce election battle against businessman Danny Lovatsis. Nevertheless, he was re-elected.
He opposed the amalgamation of Scarborough, Toronto, and four other municipalities in 1997, but after it occurred he ran for a seat on Toronto city council against fellow Scarborough city councillor Fred Johnson. He has chaired the Planning and Transportation Committee. A centrist, he was aligned with the Liberal Party.
On June 9, 2006, he was appointed a justice of the peace by the
Attorney General of Ontario Michael Bryant , effective June 21, 2006.cite web|url=http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2006/20060609-jpapp.asp|title=ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES JUSTICE OF THE PEACE APPOINTMENTS|accessmonthday=June 11 |accessyear=2006] On June 14, 2006, he resigned as a councillor.cite web|url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/to/scarborough/story/3545931p-4096959c.html?loc=scarborough|title=Scarborough councillor says goodbye|accessmonthday=June 28 |accessyear=2006]References
External links
* [http://www.toronto.ca/councillors/altobello1.htm Gerry Altobello]
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