Neethan Shan
| Neethan Shan | |
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| நீதன் ஷான் | |
| Toronto City Councillor | |
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Assumed office February 13, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Raymond Cho |
| Constituency | Ward 42 (Scarborough—Rouge River) |
| Toronto Public School Trustee | |
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In office January 25, 2016 – February 13, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Shaun Chen |
| Constituency | Ward 22 (Scarborough—Rouge River) |
| York Region Public School Trustee | |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Succeeded by | Juanita Nathan |
| Constituency | Wards 7 and 8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 24, 1978 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Website | neethanshan.ca |
Neethan Shanmugarajah (Tamil: நீதன் சண்முகராஜா, translit. Nītaṉ Caṇmukarājā; born December 24, 1978; commonly known as Neethan Shan) is a Tamil Canadian youth worker and politician. He was elected to Toronto City Council at the by-election held on February 13, 2017, becoming the first Tamil Canadian to serve on the city council.
Shan was born on December 24, 1978 in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. His father was from Neduntivu and his mother from Analaitivu. He migrated to Canada as a refugee in 1995 aged 16. Shan has a B.Sc. Honours degree from New College, Toronto (2001) and a B.Ed. degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (2003). He received a M.Ed. in sociology and equity studies in education from the OISE in 2012.
Shan is married to Darsha (Thadsha) Navamanikkam and has two sons (Ellalan and Karikalan).
Shan began his career as a youth outreach worker in Malvern, Toronto. In 2001, aged 22, he became executive director of Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre (CanTYD), a social service agency. He then became manager of youth programs at Malvern Family Resource Centre. In 2007 he became executive director of Council of Agencies Serving South Asians.
Shan contested the 2003 Markham municipal elections as a candidate for trustee for wards 7 and 8 on the York Region District School Board but failed to get elected. He was however elected to represent wards 7 and 8 as a trustee on the York Region District School Board at the Markham municipal elections held in November 2006. Taking a leave of absence from the school board, Shan contested the Ontario general election, 2007 as the New Democratic Party's (NDP) candidate in Scarborough—Guildwood but failed to get elected and returned to the school board.
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