Adam Vaughan
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Adam Vaughan MP |
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Adam Vaughan in 2014
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) | |
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Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Paul Calandra |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Spadina-Fort York Trinity—Spadina (2014-2015) |
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Assumed office June 30, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Olivia Chow |
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 20) Trinity-Spadina | |
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In office December 1, 2006 – May 13, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Silva |
| Succeeded by | Ceta Ramkhalawansingh |
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July 3, 1961 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Lina Cino |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Adam Vaughan (born July 3, 1961) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the House of Commons in the federal government who was elected in a by-election on June 30, 2014. He is currently the MP for Spadina—Fort York, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs. From 2006 to 2014 he was a Toronto city councillor who represented Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina. Prior to his career in politics he was a radio and TV journalist.
He is married to Lina Cino with whom he has a son (Salvador). He also has a daughter (Mimi) from a previous relationship with journalist Suhana Meharchand. His father, Colin Vaughan, was a noted architect, television journalist and former city councillor, who preceded Adam as Citytv's political reporter until his death in 2000.
Adam Vaughan worked at Ryerson University radio station CKLN from 1982 to 1987, and was manager of the station from 1985 to 1987. He joined Citytv in 1987 as a producer of CityWise. He left in 1989 to join the board of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters.
In 1990, he joined Metro Morning on CBL as a segment producer. He subsequently joined CBLT in 1994, covering City Hall as a municipal reporter, producer, and director. Vaughan has covered Toronto Police Service, Toronto City Hall, Queen's Park and Parliament Hill in his career.He returned to the Citytv team in 2000.
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