Jonathan Tsao

Jonathan Tsao is a Canadian politician, who was appointed by Toronto City Council as the councillor for the former Ward 33 (Don Valley East) Ward 33 on May 22, 2018.[1][2]

Jonathan Tsao
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East)
In office
May 22, 2018 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byShelley Carroll
Succeeded byDenzil Minnan-Wong
(Ward 16)
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, London School of Economics
Occupationpolitical advisor

He represented Don Valley East, which was vacant as a result of the resignation of the incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll in April 2018 and served until the municipal election in October 2018.[3][4]

Tsao was appointed amid controversy. Prior to being appointed, Councillor David Shiner alleged that one of the candidates for the Ward 33 by-election had been given access to Shiner's personal cell phone, without his consent, by a member of the office of the mayor. During questioning of the candidates, Tsao confirmed that he did in fact receive this personal cell phone number. This revelation prompted a subsequent apology from the mayor.[5]

He was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment.[6] He is a former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government,[4] and he currently serves as a director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care.[7]

Education

Tsao holds a bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, and an MSc from the London School of Economics.[8]

References
  1. Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (May 22, 2018). "City Council has appointed Jonathan Tsao to the office of Councillor for Ward 33" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Watkiss, Ulli (May 22, 2018). "Bill 600: Item CC40.1 To appoint a member to fill a vacancy on City Council in Ward 33" (PDF). toronto.ca.
  3. "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews. April 5, 2018.
  4. "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor". CBC News. May 22, 2018.
  5. "New Toronto Councillor Jonathan Tsao appointed to Ward 33 amid controversy". Toronto Star. May 22, 2018.
  6. "CC40.1 - Appointment to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 33, Don Valley East" (PDF). toronto.ca. May 22, 2018. p. 4.
  7. "Jonathan Tsao appointed councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East". CityNews Toronto. 22 May 2018.
  8. Nickle, David (22 May 2018). "Toronto Council picks Jonathan Tsao to fill vacant Ward 33". Toronto.com.


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