Ali Ehsassi
| Ali Ehsassi MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Willowdale | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Chungsen Leung |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 24, 1970 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Celeste |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater |
University of Toronto Osgoode Hall Law School Georgetown University London School of Economics |
| Profession | Lawyer, International Law Executive of the Ontario Bar Association |
Ali Ehsassi (Persian: علی احساسی; born April 24, 1970) is a Canadian Liberal politician,[1] who was elected to represent the riding of Willowdale in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]
Biography
Ehsassi was born in Geneva, Switzerland and lived in New York City before coming to Canada at the age of 15.[3] He attended York University as well as Georgetown University Law School, having obtained his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and his LL.M. at Georgetown University Law Center.[4][5]
Ali Ehsassi also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Master's of Science from the London School of Economics.[6][7]
He worked as a bureaucrat at the Ontario Department of Economic Development and International Trade, and later at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa. He also practiced law at firms in Toronto and Washington, D.C.,[8][9] he has worked at both the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in Toronto and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa as a Senior Advisor.[10]
Ehsassi has authored articles published in academic text books by Oxford University Press and Lexus/Nexus, has served as an executive on the international law section of the Ontario Bar Association, and he taught and lectured at various universities and colleges. He has appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.[11]
His great-grandfather on his maternal side was Abdolhossein Teymourtash (1883–1933), an Iranian statesman and Minister of Justice. His father was a diplomat from Iran who chose to leave their home country after the 1979 revolution
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ali Ehsassi | 24,519 | 53.4 | +13.5 | – | |||
| Conservative | Chungsen Leung | 16,990 | 37.0 | -4.7 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Pouyan Tabasinejad | 3,203 | 7.0 | -11.4 | – | |||
| Green | James Arruda | 1,025 | 2.2 | +1.81 | – | |||
| Independent | Birinder Singh Ahluwalia | 216 | 0.5 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,953 | 100.0 | $206,712.87 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 251 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,204 | 61.46 | +3.06 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,172 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_mlo9317cU
- ↑ http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5967747-willowdale-liberal-ali-ehsassi-unseats-conservative-chungsen-leung-in-willowdale/
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/record-number-of-visible-minority-mps-elected-to-commons/article26892245/
- ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/
- ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/biography/
- ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/
- ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/biography/
- ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/
- ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/biography/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Willowdale, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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