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Mr. Berardinetti was born and raised in Scarborough, and is a lawyer. He has degrees from the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor Law School, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1988.
Berardinetti was a councillor in the Scarborough from 1988 to 1996, and represented Ward 37 (Scarborough Centre) on the amalgamated Toronto City Council from 1997 to 2003. In 1997, he served as Chair of Toronto's Administration Committee, which created the framework for a unified civic adminstration in the amalgamated city. Berardinetti was generally regarded as an ally of Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman during his years on the Toronto Council.
In the provincial election of 2003The province of Ontario, Canada conducted a general election on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Ernie Eves after the governing, Berardinetti defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Dan Newman by about 6,000 votes in Scarborough Southwest. The Liberals won a majority government under Dalton McGuintyDalton McGuinty Rank 24th Term of Office October 23, 2003 present Predecessor Ernie Eves Date of Birth July 19, 1955 Place of Birth Ottawa, Ontario Spouse Terri McGuinty Profession Lawyer Political Party Liberal Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. Canadian in this election, and Berardinetti was appointed the Deputy Government WhipIn politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. The term originated in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and derives from the "whip on October 23October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. Events 4004 BC The universe was created, according to the Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar. 42 BC Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Phili, 2003.