Chaviva Hošek
| Chaviva Hošek | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1987–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Grande |
| Succeeded by | Tony Rizzo |
| Constituency | Oakwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 6, 1946 Chomutov, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | McGill University, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Religion | Judaism |
Chaviva Milada Hošek, OC; (born 6 October 1946) is a Canadian academic, feminist and former politician.
Hošek was born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia. Her mother was imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II. The family initially moved to Israel but then emigrated to Montreal in 1952. She received her undergraduate degree from McGill University and earned a doctorate in English literature from Harvard in 1973.
She worked as a professor of English Literature at the University of Toronto for thirteen years, achieved tenured status and served on the University's governing council. In 1985 she was appointed co-chairman of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's National Economic Conference. In 1986 she resigned from the university and went to work for Gordon Capital Corp. as a pension consultant. An active feminist, she served as president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women from 1984 to 1986. She later described her time at the NAC as "the harshest political experience I ever had", claiming that the group was polarized by internal divisions during this period. Hošek was named B'nai Brith Woman of the Year in 1984 and received the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in 1986 for Community and Public Service.
In the 1987 Ontario election, Hošek won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for the Toronto riding of Oakwood, defeating Ontario New Democratic Party incumbent Tony Grande by 1,331 votes. She was appointed to David Peterson's cabinet as Minister of Housing, and embarked on a program to expand social housing.
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