Gordon Cressy was born on 1943 and is a former Canadian politician, who served on Toronto City Council from 1978 to 1982.
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Gordon Cressy graduated from George Williams College in Chicago in 1967 with a degree in science, and from the University of Toronto in 1969 with a Master of Social Work degree.
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Gordon Cressy worked as executive director of a group home for teenagers, and as a project director for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
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Gordon Cressy first entered politics in 1970, winning election as a school trustee on the Toronto Board of Education.
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Gordon Cressy served as chair of the board in 1975 and 1976.
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Gordon Cressy ran as an Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in St David for the 1977 provincial election, losing to incumbent MPP Margaret Scrivener.
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Gordon Cressy served on the executive committees of both councils, as chairman of the Port Industrial Task Force in 1979, and as chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Social Services and Housing Committee in 1980.
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Gordon Cressy retired from elected politics in 1982 to accept a job as president of the Toronto chapter of the United Way, and was succeeded in the 1982 municipal election by Joanne Campbell.
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Gordon Cressy remained with the United Way until 1987, when he left to join the University of Toronto as vice-president of institutional relations.
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Gordon Cressy has since held similar positions with Ryerson University and George Brown College, and has worked on international development projects in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Gordon Cressy served on mayor-elect John Tory's transition team following the 2014 election.