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Gary Guzzo

Garry Guzzo
Ontario MPP
In office
1999–2003
Preceded by New riding
Succeeded by Jim Watson
Constituency Ottawa West—Nepean
In office
1995–1999
Preceded by Yvonne O'Neill
Succeeded by Riding abolished
Constituency Ottawa–Rideau
Ottawa City Councilor
In office
1969–1972
Preceded by Don Lockhart
Succeeded by Jules Morin
Constituency Capital Ward
Personal details
Born (1941-11-18) November 18, 1941 (age 75)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative
Profession Lawyer

Garry Guzzo (born November 18, 1941) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003. He represented the ridings of Ottawa–Rideau and Ottawa West—Nepean.

Guzzo was educated at the University of Ottawa. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a law degree. He practiced as a lawyer with the firm of Chiarelli and Guzzo from 1969 to 1976, was a provincial court judge from 1978 to 1989. He practiced for a short time as counsel with the firm Kelly, Howard, Santini and then operated a private practice in Ottawa until 1999. He also served as a director of the city's Riverside Hospital.

Guzzo was elected for a three-year term to Ottawa City Council as an alderman for Capital Ward in 1969.

In the provincial election of 1971, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Ottawa Centre, and came within 182 votes of defeating future New Democratic Party leader Michael Cassidy. From 1974 to 1976, he served as a Councillor in the regional municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

Guzzo ran for the Ontario legislature a second time in the provincial election of 1995, and defeated Liberal incumbent Yvonne O'Neill by about 1,500 votes in the riding of Ottawa—Rideau. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in this election under Mike Harris; despite being the only Tory Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from Ottawa, however, Guzzo was not appointed to cabinet.


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