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Tony Silipo is a former Canadian politiican.
After serving as a school trustee and chair of the Toronto Board of Education during the 1980s, Silipo was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election as the New Democratic Party MPP for the Toronto riding of Dovercourt. Silipo soon joined the Bob Rae cabinet as Minister of Education from 1991 to 1993 and Minister of Community and Social Services from 1993 to 1995.
Silipo retained his seat in the 1995 Ontario election that defeated the Rae government. He ran for the leadership of the NDP in 1996 coming in fourth behind Howard Hampton, Frances Lankin and Peter Kormos. Following the contest Silipo was appointed deputy leader of the party.
In the 1999 Ontario election Silipo lost his seat in a hotly fought contest against Liberal MPP Tony Ruprecht - the two MPPs were forced to run against each other due to the Mike Harris government's decision to reduce the number of seats in the Ontario legislature
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