Art Eggleton
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The Honourable Arthur C. Eggleton PC |
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| Senator for Ontario | |
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Assumed office March 24, 2005 |
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| Nominated by | Paul Martin |
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York Centre |
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In office October 25, 1993 – June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Kaplan |
| Succeeded by | Ken Dryden |
| 59th Mayor of Toronto | |
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In office December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | John Sewell |
| Succeeded by | June Rowlands |
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September 29, 1943 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Independent Liberal |
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Liberal (until 2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Camille Bacchus |
| Children | Stephanie Vass |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Cabinet | Minister of National Defence (1997-2002) Minister for International Trade (1996-1997) Minister responsible for Infrastructure (1993-1996) President of the Treasury Board (1993-1996) |
Arthur C. "Art" Eggleton, PC (born September 29, 1943) is a Canadian Senator representing Ontario. He was the longest serving Mayor of Toronto, leading the city from 1980 to 1991. Eggleton has held several federal government posts, including President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Infrastructure from 1993-1996, Minister for International Trade from 1996-1997, and Minister of National Defense from 1997 until 2002.
Eggleton, an accountant by profession, was first elected to Toronto city council in 1969. He served as budget chief in the council elected in 1973 under David Crombie. He was the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate in the October 16, 1978 federal by-election held in Toronto's west-end Parkdale electoral district. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Yuri Shymko. He then ran for Toronto City Council in Ward 4. On November 13, 1978, he finished first amongst a field of 10 candidates and became Ward 4's senior alderman on council (at the time, two alderman were elected from each ward).
Eggleton served the city of Toronto as a member of Toronto City Council and the Metropolitan Toronto Council for 22 years. He was Mayor of Toronto from 1980 until 1991, when he retired from municipal politics as the longest-serving mayor in Toronto history.
In 1980, he was elected Mayor of Toronto after defeating incumbent John Sewell. During Eggleton's time as Mayor, the City moved forward on implementing its new official plan which resulted in several new significant buildings in the downtown west, or railway lands area - the Convention Centre, Skydome, and the CBC Broadcast Centre, to name a few. The City administration under his leadership also produced a record level of social housing projects for low income people; 50 acres (20 ha) of new parks; innovative new responses to the problems of the homeless and emotionally troubled with projects like Street City, the Singles Housing Opportunities Program, and the Gernsteins Centre. He established the Mayor's Committee on Community and Race Relations to help bring about the successful integration of people from different cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. At the same time, however, Eggleton continually refused to acknowledge the city's gay and lesbian community by declining to officially recognize Toronto's Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade each June. As mayor he supported human rights including gay rights though at the time did not see the parade as the usual kind of event for a mayor's declaration. Eggleton has attended the parade several times as a member of federal government. In 2011, Eggleton's expressed support for the Pride Parade, urging then Mayor Rob Ford to attend Eggleton was finally outvoted by his fellow council members in 1991, his last year in office. In 1985, he withstood a challenge from city councillor Anne Johnston, a fellow Liberal, who ran against Eggleton for the mayoralty in that year's civic election. In recognition of his service to the City, Mr. Eggleton received Toronto's highest honour, the Civic Award of Merit in 1992.
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