Paul Ferreira | |
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| MPP for York South—Weston | |
| In office February 28, 2007 – September 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Cordiano |
| Succeeded by | Laura Albanese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Azores, Portugal |
| Political party | New Democratic Party (1990-2016) Independent (2016-)[1] |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Public relations |
Paul Ferreira (born in 1973) is a Canadian politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office in Canada. He also has the distinction of being the very first Azorean-Canadian MPP.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) in the February 8, 2007 York South–Weston by-election,[3] but was narrowly defeated in the 2007 general election. He subsequently served as chief of staff to party leader Howard Hampton until Hampton's retirement from that position in 2009. He later worked as a special assistant to leader Andrea Horwath. On Feb. 8, 2011, Ferreira was acclaimed as the Ontario NDP's candidate in York South-Weston in the 2011 provincial election.
- ^ "Why an NDP veteran cut his party ties over tolls: Cohn". Toronto Star. 13 December 2016.
- ^ Gulliver, Tanya (2004-05-27). "Any straight candidates left?". Xtra. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ Elections Ontario, Unofficial results[permanent dead link] [York South-Weston]. 216 of 216 polls reporting. Accessed February 8, 2007.