Gregory Sorbara
| Greg Sorbara | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 2007–2012 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Steven Del Duca |
| Constituency | Vaughan |
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In office 2001–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Al Palladini |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Vaughan—King—Aurora |
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In office 1987–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Don Cousens |
| Succeeded by | Al Palladini |
| Constituency | York Centre |
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In office 1985–1987 |
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| Preceded by | William Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Charles Beer |
| Constituency | York North |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 September 1946 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Barlow |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gregory Sam "Greg" Sorbara, (born September 4, 1946) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2012 who represented ridings north of Toronto in the city of Vaughan. Sorbara served as a cabinet minister in the governments of David Peterson and Dalton McGuinty.
He resigned from cabinet October 11, 2005, following a police investigation involving his family's real estate development firm and was reinstated on May 23, 2006 after a judge ruled that there was no cause for including Sorbara's name on a search warrant. Sorbara chaired the party's successful 2007 election campaign but announced on October 26, 2007 that he was leaving the cabinet to spend more time with his family but would continue as a backbench MPP. On August 1, 2012, Sorbara announced that he was retiring from the legislature but would stay on as chair of the Liberal's election campaign.
Sorbara was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1946. His parents, Sam and Grace immigrated to Canada from Calabria, Italy before they met and married in Toronto. He was the youngest of four children. He graduated from St. Michael's College School. After high school he enrolled in a Basilian school to train as a priest but left after three months. He attended University of Toronto for four years but left without graduating. In 1967 he joined the Company of Young Canadians and worked for two years with street youth in Vancouver. There he met his partner, Kate Barlow and together they raised six children. He subsequently returned to Toronto, completed his education at York University, Glendon College and Osgoode Hall Law School, and began to practise law.
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