Joe Mihevc
| Joe Mihevc | |
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| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 21) St. Paul's | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 28) York Humber | |
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In office January 1, 1998 – November 30, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Succeeded by | Ward Abolished |
| York City Councillor for Ward 2 | |
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In office December 1, 1991 – December 31, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Mandarano |
| Succeeded by | City Amalgamated |
| Personal details | |
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February 24, 1954 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Slovenian-Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalee (Bender) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Adjunct Lecturer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Joe Mihevc (born February 24, 1954) is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He represents one of the two St. Paul's wards, Ward 21 St. Paul's.
His family was originally from a small village in Slovenia. They became refugees in Canada in 1948. Mihevc grew up in the Toronto area of Dufferin and Eglinton, a working class area that borders the northwest corner of his ward. Raised Catholic, Mihevc obtained a PhD in theology and became an adjunct professor of ethics at the University of Toronto. Mihevc is a strongly progressive Catholic and has been active in social justice, human rights and anti-war issues.
He first ran for office in 1991 in the old City of York, and defeated incumbent Tony Mandarano, who had been facing corruption charges. Backed by the New Democratic Party, he achieved the title of deputy mayor of York.
Following the amalgamation of York with the five other municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto, which he opposed, Mihevc was elected to the new Toronto city council. In 2000, redistricting resulted in an election battle with right-wing councillor Rob Davis. The election was marred by an anonymous telephone campaign that attempted to paint Mihevc as anti-Semitic. There was no evidence to support this claim. Mayor of Toronto Mel Lastman endorsed Davis, despite an earlier pledge to remain neutral.
He was chair of Toronto's World Youth Day, and from 2000 to 2003 was chair of the health board. He was in that position during the 2003 SARS outbreak. He also was instrumental in forcing through a ban on the use of lawn pesticides.
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