Joseph Cordiano
| Joseph Cordiano | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Ferreira |
| Constituency | York South—Weston |
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In office 1987–1999 |
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| Preceded by | riding established |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| Constituency | Lawrence |
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In office 1985–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Odoardo Di Santo |
| Succeeded by | Laureano Leone |
| Constituency | Downsview |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 30, 1957 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Business owner |
Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 2006 and he was a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Cordiano was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Italian immigrants. He was educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Toledo in Ohio, graduating from the latter with a Master's Degree in Business Administration. He was the owner and General Manager of Cash Rolls of Canada.
Cordiano was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1985, defeating incumbent New Democrat Odoardo Di Santo by 221 votes in the Toronto riding of Downsview. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the redistributed riding of Lawrence in the provincial election of 1987. He served as Parliamentary Assistant to several ministers.
The Liberals were upset by the NDP in the provincial election of 1990 and Cordiano faced a difficult challenge from NDP candidate Shalom Schachter, winning by 11,786 votes to 10,179. He subsequently emerged as a prominent voice for the provincial Liberal Party within Toronto. The provincial election of 1995 saw Cordiano win his riding by a comfortable margin — the provincial swing was to the Progressive Conservative Party, but the PCs did not have enough support in Lawrence to seriously compete for the riding.
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