Larry Di Ianni
| Larry Di Ianni | |
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| 54th Mayor of Hamilton | |
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In office 2003–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Robert E. Wade |
| Succeeded by | Fred Eisenberger |
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| Born | 1948 Villetta Barrea, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Political party |
Liberal Party of Canada Ontario Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ginetta (Janet) Paolone |
| Profession | Teacher, principal |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Larry Di Ianni (born Renzo Pasquale Di Ianni, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian politician and educator. Di Ianni served mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, from 2003 to 2006. Prior to his tenure as mayor, he served as a town councillor in Stoney Creek and a city councillor in the amalgamated City of Hamilton. Most recently, Di Ianni ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Hamilton in 2010.
Di Ianni immigrated to Canada from Italy in 1956 as a young boy. Following his father, who had immigrated years before the family and found work at Stelco, Di Ianni and his family settled in an apartment on Cannon Street. Pressured by his mother, an assembly-line worker in a shoe factory, to receive a university education, Di Ianni graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor's degree in English and went on to receive his Master's Degree in Education from the University of Toronto soon after.
After graduating, Di Ianni moved with his wife Janet and three children, Robert, Paul and Stephanie, to Stoney Creek. There, Di Ianni was hired by the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board as a high school teacher and quickly worked his way up to the position of principal.
Di Ianni was first elected to Stoney Creek council in 1982, where he served for six terms until the amalgamation of the town into Hamilton. Following amalgamation, Di Ianni was elected to Hamilton City Council as councillor for Ward Ten, defeating former Stoney Creek deputy mayor Albert Marrone and town councillor Maria Pearson in a hotly contested race. Di Ianni served one term as a Hamilton councillor until November 2003.
In early March 2003, Di Ianni was approached by members of the Ontario Liberals, including then-Premier Dalton McGuinty, in an effort to convince him to run provincially against Labour Minister Brad Clark. Di Ianni ultimately declined the offer, noting that he wished to focus on municipal issues.
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