Marie Bountrogianni

Marie Bountrogianni
Ontario MPP
In office
1999–2007
Preceded by Trevor Pettit
Succeeded by Sophia Aggelonitis
Constituency Hamilton Mountain
Personal details
Born (1956-12-10) December 10, 1956
Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Ioannis Tsanis
Children 2
Residence Hamilton, Ontario
Occupation Psychologist, Professor

Marie Bountrogianni (born December 10, 1956) is the Dean of The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University. She is an educational psychologist, former President and Executive Director of ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) Governors, and former member of Provincial Parliament. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Background

Bountrogianni was born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] the daughter of Greek immigrants. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo in 1979, a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto in 1980, and a Doctor of Education degree from the latter institution in 1983.[2]

She became a registered psychologist in 1985, and was employed in psychological work at the Toronto Board of Education from 1984 to 1988. From 1989 to 1999, she was Chief Psychologist of the Hamilton Board of Education. Bountrogianni also served as an Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University from 1985 to 1987, and McMaster University from 1992 to 1999, and was the Vice-Chair of St. Peter's Hospital in Hamilton from 1995 to 1999. In 1997, she was hired by the European Union to evaluate proposals for graduate school funding. Locally, she has also served as an honorary co-Chair of Hamilton & Bay AIDSwalk and Grace Haven Capital Campaign. She sits on the Canada-California Business Council.She lives in Ancaster with her husband and two children, a son and daughter.[2]

Politics

Provincial

Bountrogianni ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election, as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She finished ahead of incumbent New Democrat Brian Charlton, but 1028 votes behind the winner, Progressive Conservative Trevor Pettit.[3]

Bountrogianni ran against Pettit again in the 1999 provincial election. There was some uncertainty in the riding as to whether Bountrogianni or NDP candidate Chris Charlton (wife of Brian) would have a better chance of defeating Pettit. Charlton received some union support but the teachers and the building trades backed Bountrogianni.[4] As it happened, Bountrogianni was able to defeat Pettit by over 2500 votes, with Charlton finishing third.[5] The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Bountrogianni became the opposition critic for Colleges and Universities as well as Women's Issues.[6] In 2002, she was named Woman of the Year in Politics by the Hamilton Status of Women Committee.[7]

Bountrogianni was re-elected in the 2003 election, in which the Liberals won a majority.[8] On October 23, 2003, she was named Minister of Children's Services and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.[9]

In October 2004, Bountrogianni introduced a plan to make all public and private buildings in the province wheelchair-accessible by 2025.[10] After a cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2005, Bountrogianni was named Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal.[11]

She decided not to run for re-election in 2007, and was succeeded by another Liberal, Sophia Aggelonitis.[12]

Cabinet positions

Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty
Cabinet Posts (3)
Predecessor Office Successor
Dalton McGuinty Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
2005-2007
Also Responsible for Democratic Renewal		 Dalton McGuinty
Carl DeFaria Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2003-2005		 Michael Colle
Ministry created Minister of Children and Youth Services
2003-2005
Was Children's Services from 2003-2004		 Mary Anne Chambers

Provincial electoral record

Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Pettit 13,852 36.60 +16.14
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni 12,824 33.88 +14.16
New DemocraticBrian Charlton 9,837 25.99 -33.81
Family CoalitionMichael O'Grady 1,329 3.51
Total valid votes 37,822 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.[3]
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni 19,076 40.25 +6.34
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Pettit 16,397 34.60 -2.02
New DemocraticChris Charlton 10,622 22.41 -3.55
GreenKelli Gallagher 456 0.96
Family CoalitionJim Enos 426 0.90 -2.61
Natural LawBob Danio 261 0.55
IndependentRolf Gerstenberger 159 0.34
Total valid votes 47,397 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.[5]
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni 23,524 51.79 +11.54
New DemocraticChris Charlton 12,017 26.46 +4.05
Progressive ConservativeShakil Hassan 8,637 19.02 -15.58
Family CoalitionEleanor Johnson 748 1.65 +0.75
GreenSelwyn Inniss 494 1.09 +0.13
Total valid votes 45,420 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.[8]

Federal attempt

In 2011, she ran as the Liberal candidate in the 2011 federal election, finishing third behind Terry Anderson and the winner, New Democrat incumbent Chris Charlton.[13]

Federal electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticChris Charlton 25,595 47.2 +3.5
ConservativeTerry Anderson 17,936 33.1 +2.4
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni 8,787 16.2 -4
GreenStephen Brotherson 1,505 2.8 -2.7
Christian HeritageJim Enos 270 0.5 –
IndependentHenryk Adamiec 171 0.3 –
Total valid votes 54,264100.0
Total rejected ballots 261 0.5 +0.4
Turnout 54,525 61.8–
Eligible voters 88,196 ––
Source: Elections Canada.[14]

After politics

In 2007, she became President of the Royal Ontario Museum but stepped down in February 2011 (to run for federal parliament).[2] From 2007 to 2012, she served on the Child and Youth Committee for the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). In 2012, she was a professor at Ryerson’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, where she performed research and taught political psychology courses. On July 1, 2013, she was appointed the interim Dean of the Chang School of Continuing Education. [15] On April 23, 2014, she was named Dean of the Chang School of Continuing Education. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Marie Bountrogianni, MPP for Hamilton Mountain". Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. 1 2 3 Posner, Michael (8 December 2007). "The Royal Ontario Museum's latest discovery". The Globe and Mail. p. M7.
  3. 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1995)". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  4. ↑ Urquhart, Ian (3 June 1999). "Analysis The key ridings to watch for clues to who's winning". Toronto Star.
  5. 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1999)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  6. ↑ "Rookie one of most vocal MPPs; political agendas". The Spectator. 18 November 1999. p. A08.
  7. ↑ Davy, Denise (21 January 2004). "Ontario's advocate for children; Hamilton Mountain's Marie Bountrogianni aims to streamline services for families". The Spectator. p. A09.
  8. 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (2003)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  9. ↑ "This cabinet has work to do". The Guelph Mercury. 24 October 2003. p. A10.
  10. ↑ Henderson, Helen (16 October 2004). "New accessibility bill gets positive reviews". Toronto Star. p. L05.
  11. ↑ Howlett, Karen (30 June 2005). "McGuinty creates two new ministries". The Globe and Mail. p. A11.
  12. ↑ Benzie, Robert (2007-06-15). "Minister to call it quits". TheStar.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  13. ↑ "Marie Bountrogianni takes up federal Liberal banner for Hamilton Mountain". Liberal.ca. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  14. ↑ "Past results: Hamilton Mountain (Ontario), 2004-present". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  15. ↑ Dreschel, Andrew (2011-11-28). "You can't keep a good woman down". TheSpec. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  16. ↑ Johanna VanderMaas (April 23, 2014). "Marie Bountrogianni named dean of The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University". Ryerson University. Retrieved May 5, 2014.


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