Joseph Cordiano was born on October 30,1957 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
23 Facts About Joseph Cordiano
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Joseph Cordiano was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 2006, representing a succession of ridings in northwestern Toronto.
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Joseph Cordiano served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty.
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Joseph Cordiano was educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Toledo in Ohio, graduating from the latter with a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
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Joseph Cordiano was the owner and General Manager of Cash Rolls of Canada.
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Joseph Cordiano was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1985, defeating incumbent New Democrat Odoardo Di Santo by 221 votes in the Toronto riding of Downsview.
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Joseph Cordiano was re-elected by a greater margin in the redistributed riding of Lawrence in the provincial election of 1987.
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The Liberals were upset by the NDP in the provincial election of 1990 and Joseph Cordiano faced a difficult challenge from NDP candidate Shalom Schachter, winning by 11,786 votes to 10,179.
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Joseph Cordiano subsequently emerged as a prominent voice for the provincial Liberal Party within Toronto.
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When Lyn McLeod resigned as Liberal leader in 1996, Joseph Cordiano announced his candidacy to succeed her.
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Joseph Cordiano, in turn, was seen by many as representing the party's establishment, while holding some right-wing leanings.
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Joseph Cordiano finished second to Kennedy on the first ballot, but was unable to build upon his position in later counts.
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Joseph Cordiano supported McGuinty on the fifth ballot, and was thereby largely responsible for McGuinty's victory over Kennedy for the party's leadership.
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Joseph Cordiano was named as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and held this position until 1998.
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Kennedy was convinced by the party leadership to run elsewhere, and Joseph Cordiano won an easy victory in the election which followed.
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The Progressive Conservatives were re-elected in the general election and Joseph Cordiano remained on the opposition benches.
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On October 23,2003, Joseph Cordiano was named Minister for Economic Development and Trade.
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Joseph Cordiano was the architect behind the Ontario Automotive Investment Strategy that saw the province leverage over $7 billion in new automotive investment into the province.
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Joseph Cordiano was responsible for the securing a new Toyota assembly plant in Woodstock, Ontario.
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Joseph Cordiano resigned from the cabinet and the legislature on September 18,2006, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.
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Joseph Cordiano has remained engaged in public life as a board member of West Park Healthcentre.
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Joseph Cordiano currently sits as an advisory board member of the Mowat Centre at the University of Toronto.
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Joseph Cordiano is a member of the Board of Advisors of MobileBits.