1. Paul Ferreira was born on in 1973 and is a Canadian politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office in Canada.
17 Facts About Paul Ferreira
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Paul Ferreira has the distinction of being the very first Azorean-Canadian MPP.
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Paul Ferreira subsequently served as chief of staff to party leader Howard Hampton until Hampton's retirement from that position in 2009.
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Paul Ferreira later worked as a special assistant to leader Andrea Horwath.
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On Feb 8,2011, Ferreira was acclaimed as the Ontario NDP's candidate in York South-Weston in the 2011 provincial election.
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Paul Ferreira attended primary and secondary schools in the Brampton area and went on to study and graduate from Ottawa's Carleton University.
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Paul Ferreira is an honours graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism, where he received awards for academic excellence and community involvement.
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Since 1990, Paul Ferreira has held numerous positions in the NDP.
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Paul Ferreira was Vice President of Outreach for the New Democratic Youth of Canada from 1997 to 1999, he served on the Ontario NDP's executive from 2002 to 2004 and he was co-chair of the party's LGBT Committee for a number of years.
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Professionally, Paul Ferreira served as the manager of member relations with the Canadian Society for Training and Development.
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Paul Ferreira co-edited the society's national magazine, the Canadian Learning Journal.
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From 2001 to 2004, Paul Ferreira was part of the management team at one of Canada's largest business intelligence firms.
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Paul Ferreira spent two years as manager of communications and media relations for the North American Broadcasters Association.
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Paul Ferreira got his start as a political activist in 1990 when he joined the New Democratic Party.
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Paul Ferreira was a candidate for Toronto City Council in the 2006 Toronto municipal election, finishing second in Ward 11.
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On February 19,2007, Paul Ferreira was sworn in as the tenth member of the NDP caucus in the Ontario Legislature.
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Paul Ferreira again faced Laura Albanese, the same Liberal candidate as in the by-election.