Sophia Aggelonitis
Hon. Sophia Aggelonitis | |
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| MPP for Hamilton Mountain | |
| Assumed office October 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Marie Bountrogianni |
| Minister of Consumer Services | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ted McMeekin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | small Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | small |
| Resting place | small |
| Political party | Liberal |
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| Residences | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Sophia Aggelonitis is a Canadian politician. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain and is the province's Minister of Consumer Services in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Aggelonitis was an entrepreneur, manufacturing and distributing a "Sauces by Sophia" brand of tzatziki to supermarkets and specialty food stores in Southern Ontario. She was subsequently elected president of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce in March 2007[1], but resigned at the end of June to pursue the Liberal nomination after Marie Bountrogianni announced that she would not seek another term in office.
Aggelonitis was elected with 37.2% of the vote, defeating the NDP candidate by close to 2,000 votes. After the election Aggelonitis was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services. In addition, Aggelonitis is a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and was appointed by the Premier as the Chair of the Restaurant and Hospitality Caucus.
On January 18, 2010, Aggelonitis was named Minister of Consumer Services.[2]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Aggelonitis | 17,383 | 37.2 | |||
| Bryan Adamczyk | 15,649 | 33.5 | |||
| Bob Charters | 10,991 | 23.5 | |||
| Ivan Miletic | 2,172 | 4.7 | |||
| Mary Maan | 493 | 1.1 | |||
External links
- Sophia Aggelonitis official MPP site
- Sophia Aggelonitis Liberal party of Ontario biography
- Sauces by Sophia
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)
References
- ^ "Talking with... Sophia Aggelonitis, newly installed president of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce", Hamilton Spectator, 9 March, 2007, A.17 http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1229617371.html?dids=1229617371:1229617371&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+09%2C+2007&author=&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Talking+with...+Sophia+Aggelonitis%2C+newly+installed+president+of+the+Hamilton+Chamber+of+Commerce%3A&pqatl=google
- ^ January 18, 2010 news release announcing new cabinet appointments, including Aggelonitis' http://www.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2010/01/new-decade-new-challenges-new-cabinet.html
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