- David Soknacki
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David Soknacki Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 43) Scarborough East In office
September 23, 1999 – November 30, 2006Preceded by Frank Faubert Succeeded by Paul Ainslie Chair of the Budget Committee In office
December 1, 2003 – November 30, 2006Preceded by Tom Jakobek Succeeded by Shelley Carroll Scarborough City Councillor for Ward 8 In office
December 1, 1994 – December 31, 1997Preceded by Frank Faubert Succeeded by Position abolished Personal details Born 1954 (age 56–57)
Scarborough, OntarioNationality Canadian Spouse(s) Janet Children 3 Occupation Public Administrator Religion Roman Catholic David Soknacki (born 1954) is a former city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represented one of the two Scarborough East wards.
He moved to eastern Scarborough in 1963, and founded the Densgrove Park Community Association. He first ran for Scarborough city council in 1991, but lost to Frank Faubert. When Faubert chose to run for the mayor's job in 1994, Soknacki tried for the seat again. This time he was successful, defeating Glenn De Baeremaeker and Zephine Wailoo.
When Scarborough was amalgamated with the City of Toronto and four other municipalities in 1997, ran for a seat on the new Toronto city council, but came in third, losing to Faubert and Ron Moeser. In June 1999, however, Faubert died of cancer and a by-election called to replace him. Soknacki won by a considerable margin in a field of seven candidates.
During his first term on city council, one of his accomplishments was the creation of a position of poet laureate for the city. He was seen as a centre-right member of city council, but also had links to the left. Unusually for a right winger, he was endorsed by the left-leaning NOW magazine in the 2003 municipal election, and was appointed to the important position of budget chief by mayor David Miller in 2003, despite Soknacki's support for Miller's rival John Tory in the election.
On August 22, 2006 Soknacki announced that he was retiring from politics. He gave no reasons for leaving city council but said he was returning to run his spice importing business. He said he would leave after finishing the current term of council which ended on November 30, 2006.[1]
References
- ^ Paul Moloney & J. Spears. Soknacki retiring from politics. Toronto Star. 2006-08-22
External links
Categories:- Toronto city councillors
- Canadian people of Polish descent
- People from Scarborough, Ontario
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