Chris Korwin-Kuczynski was born on 1953 and is a former Canadian municipal politician.
15 Facts About Chris Korwin-Kuczynski
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski served as a councillor in Toronto from 1981 to 2003, and was the city's deputy mayor for a time.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski was born in Toronto, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from York University.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski has been a director of the Polish-Canadian Congress, and has served as a special assistant to the federal Minister of State for Multiculturalism.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski ran unsuccessfully for city council in 1980 as Chris Korwin but was successful on his second attempt, in a 1981 by-election.
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In 1992, Korwin-Kuczynski successfully urged that the music group Barenaked Ladies be banned from performing a concert in Nathan Phillips Square because he believed their name objectified women.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski was a member of the council's right-wing, and was a frequent ally of fellow councillor Tom Jakobek.
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Kyle Rae has suggested that Chris Korwin-Kuczynski became isolated on council when Jakobek left in 2000.
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In 1993, Chris Korwin-Kuczynski was removed as chair of the Toronto Board of Health after criticizing a strongly worded AIDS prevention pamphlet published by the AIDS Committee of Toronto.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski had suggested that the committee, which received significant support from Toronto's gay community, be denied city funding if it continued publishing such materials.
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Kyle Rae, who is openly gay, has said that Chris Korwin-Kuczynski was anti-gay during the early 1990s but later changed his views.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski opposed a 1996 municipal bill that banned smoking in restaurants and bars, and requested that provincial Premier Mike Harris veto the measure.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski retired from the council in 2003, amid rumours that he would move into consulting work.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski endorsed Dennis Mills's bid for re-election in the 2004 federal election, and a newspaper report from the period suggest that he was considering running as a Liberal candidate in the next federal election.
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Chris Korwin-Kuczynski is a former honorary captain of the Canadian Navy, and once served as a director on the board of the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.