Frank Di Giorgio
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2009}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Frank Di Giorgio
| image = Frank Di Giorgio portrait, 2010 (S2311 fl3167 it0001).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Di Giorgio in 2010
| office = Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 12 York—South Weston
| term_start = December 1, 2000
| term_end = December 1, 2018
| predecessor = Ward created
| successor = Ward dissolved
| office1 = North York City Councillor
for Ward 4
| term_start1 = December 1, 1985
| term_end1 = December 31, 1997
| predecessor1 = Howard Moscoe
| successor1 = City amalgamated
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| spouse = Mary
| children = 2
| occupation = Teacher
| nationality = Italian-Canadian
}}
Frank Di Giorgio ({{IPAc-en|d|ɪ|ˈ|dʒ|ɔr|dʒ|oʊ|audio=Digiorgio-mg.ogg}} {{respell|dij|OR|joh}}, {{IPA|it|di ˈdʒordʒo|lang}}) is a former Canadian politician. He sat on Toronto City Council and represented Ward 12 York South—Weston from 2000 to 2018. Prior to the amalgamation of Toronto, Di Giorgio was a member of the North York City Council from 1985 to 1997, representing Ward 4.
Background
With a mathematics degree from McMaster University, Di Giorgio was a high school math teacher before entering politics.
Political career
= North York Council =
Di Giorgio was elected as Ward 4 Councillor to North York's council in the 1985 Toronto election defeating Barb Shiner. He was a close ally of Mayor Mel Lastman.
During his time as a North York Councillor, Di Giorgio served as a member of the Executive Committee and chaired all major standing committees, including Works, Transportation, Planning Advisory, Library Board, Parks and Recreation, and Capital Planning. His contribution as founding director of the Ford Performing Arts Centre and his help in creating the Capital Planning Committee brought both a knowledgeable voice and prudent change to North York.{{Cite web |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=49693293dc3ef310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=c3a83293dc3ef310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |title=Councillor Frank di Giorgio - Council Members - Council Members | City of Toronto |access-date=2014-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331024822/https://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=49693293dc3ef310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=c3a83293dc3ef310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |archive-date=2017-03-31 |url-status=dead }}
= Toronto City Council =
In his role as Toronto city councillor, Di Giorgio was appointed budget chief under Mayor Rob Ford in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/1938383-di-giorgio-named-toronto-s-new-budget-chief/|title = Di Giorgio named Toronto's new budget chief}}
During the mayoralty of John Tory, he also held important Council committee positions. He was a member of the Executive Committee{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/john-tory-picks-next-toronto-deputy-mayor-executive-committee-1.2855630| title = John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee {{!}} CBC News}} and sat on the Board of Directors for Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) as the Mayor's designate.{{Cite web|url=http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2016.ST11.1|title=Agenda Item History}}
Di Giorgio ran for re-election as councillor in the newly formed Ward 5 York South—Weston in the 2018 Toronto election and lost to Frances Nunziata.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/toronto-election/2018/10/22/longtime-councillor-frances-nunziata-beats-incumbent-frank-digiorgio-to-claim-ward-5-york-southweston.html|title = Longtime councillor Frances Nunziata beats incumbent Frank DiGiorgio to claim Ward 5, York South—Weston| website=Toronto Star |date = 22 October 2018}}
Electoral record
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Colspan="3" align="center"|2014 Toronto election, Ward 12 | ||
| width="150px" | Candidate
! | Votes ! | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frank DiGiorgio | 4,784 | 28.97% |
| John Nunziata | 4,546 | 27.53% |
| Nick Dominelli | 3,742 | 22.66% |
| Lekan Olawoye | 3,441 | 20.84% |
| Total|| 16,513 ||100% |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Colspan="3"|2010 Toronto election, Ward 12[http://election.toronto.ca/epr/textlist.html City of Toronto elections page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026084116/http://election.toronto.ca/epr/textlist.html |date=October 26, 2010 }} | ||
|---|---|---|
| width="150px" | Candidate
! Votes ! % | ||
| Frank Di Giorgio | align=right| 3,636 | align=right| 27.1 |
| Nick Dominelli | align=right| 3,214 | align=right| 23.9 |
| Steve Tasses | align=right| 2,748 | align=right| 20.4 |
| Vilma Filici | align=right| 2,204 | align=right| 16.4 |
| Richard Gosling | align=right| 1,073 | align=right| 8.0 |
| Joe Renda | align=right| 343 | align=right| 2.6 |
| Angelo Bellavia | align=right| 221 | align=right| 1.6 |
| Total||align=right| 13,439 ||align=right| 100 |
Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 am
{{2006 Toronto municipal election/Councillor, Ward Twelve}}