Howard Moscoe
| Howard Moscoe | |
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| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 15 (Eglinton-Lawrence) | |
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In office December 1, 2000 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Succeeded by | Josh Colle |
| Chair of Licensing and Standards Committee | |
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In office December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Committee Created |
| Succeeded by | Cesar Palacio |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward Eight (with Mike Feldman) | |
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In office January 1, 1998 – November 30, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Succeeded by | Ward Abolished |
| Metro Toronto Councillor, North-York Spadina Ward | |
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In office December 1, 1988 – December 31, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Ward established |
| Succeeded by | City Amalgamated |
| North York City Controller and Metro Toronto Councillor (with Robert Yuill, Norman Gardner, Esther Shiner (1985-87) and Mario Gentile (1988)) 1985-1988 | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Esther Shiner, Barbara Greene, Robert Yuill and William Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | Position eliminated |
| North York City Councillor, Ward Four | |
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Assumed office 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Markin |
| Succeeded by | Frank Di Giorgio |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 28, 1939 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Residence | Toronto, ON |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
| Religion | Jewish |
Howard Moscoe (born November 28, 1939) was a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, representing Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton-Lawrence. Among the most prominent and longest-serving councillors in the city, he is also known for an outspokenness which has landed him in controversy at times. Moscoe is a member of the New Democratic Party. On August 31, 2010, after 31 years as an elected municipal politician, Moscoe announced his retirement from city council.
Moscoe's father, Alexander, was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland, moved to Canada as a child before the First World War. His uncle, Joe Moscoe, was the first licensed taxi driver in Toronto (cab license #1).
Moscoe was a junior high school art teacher with the North York Board of Education before entering political life, and was president of the North York Elementary Teachers' Federation and a governor of the Ontario Teachers' Federation. He campaigned for a seat on the North York Hydro Commission in 1974, and ran for the Ontario legislature in 1975 and 1977 as the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Wilson Heights. Moscoe initially supported extension of the Spadina Expressway to reduce traffic in his riding, but opposed further extension once the freeway was partially completed and renamed as Allen Road.
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