The Honourable Steven Del Duca MPP |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Vaughan |
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Assumed office September 6, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Greg Sorbara |
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Born | 1972/1973 (age 43–44) |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Utilia Amaral |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Woodbridge, Ontario |
Occupation | Union administrator |
Steven Del Duca (born c. 1973) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in a by-election on September 6, 2012. He represents the riding of Vaughan. He serves in the cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Del Duca earned a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School but has not been called to the bar. He was director of public affairs for the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario. Previously, he was an aide to Dalton McGuinty when McGuinty was leader of the opposition. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Woodbridge, Ontario.
In 2012 he ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Vaughan. A by-election was called to replace Greg Sorbara who retired earlier in the year. He defeated the Progressive Conservative candidate Tony Genco by 5,795 votes. He was easily re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating PC candidate Peter Meffe by 16,891 votes.
On June 24, 2014, he was appointed to cabinet by Premier Kathleen Wynne as the Minister of Transportation.