Frank Valeriote

Infobox Officeholder
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name = Frank Valeriote
honorific-suffix = LL.B


caption =
candidate1 = MP for Guelph
termstart1 = TBA
opponent1 = Tom King (New Democratic Party)
Gloria Kovach (Conservative)
Mike Nagy (Green)
incumbent1 = none following the resignation of
Brenda Chamberlain (Liberal)
birth_date = 1954
birth_place =
residence =
death_date =
death_place =
party = Liberal Party of Canada
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse =

Frank Valeriote (born 1954) is the nominated Liberal Party of Canada candidate [http://frankvaleriote.liberal.ca/p1246_e.aspx Frank Valeriote campaign website] , accessed March 19, 2008] to succeed retiring Liberal Member of Parliament Brenda Chamberlain in the electoral district of Guelph, Ontario. Chamberlain has announced her resignation from the Canadian House of Commons effective April 7 2008 and a by-election will be held to fill the vacancy if a federal election is not held first.

Valeriote is the son of Italian immigrants and was raised in Guelph, Ontario. He earned an undergraduate degree in history and economics from the University of Western Ontario before earning his law degree from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the bar in 1981 [http://www.smithvaleriote.com/team/fvaleriote.html SmithValeriote LLP] , accessed March 19, 2008] returned to Guelph to establish a law practice.

He served on the local Catholic School Board for 18 years including several as chair.

He lives in Guelph with his wife and their two children.

References

ee also

*Canadian federal by-elections, 2008

External links

* [http://frankvaleriote.liberal.ca Frank Valeriote Liberal campaign website]
* [http://www.smithvaleriote.com/team/fvaleriote.html SmithValeriote LLP] - professional biography