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Ianno graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science degree. He and his wife, Christine Innes, have four children.
Ianno has long had trouble in the diverse and left-leaning riding of Trinity—Spadina, facing stiff competition from Olivia Chow in the 1997 election and Michael Valpy in the 2000 election. In the 2004 election, Ianno again faced local city councillor Olivia Chow winning by an even slimmer margin.
In 2004 many were surprised to hear that Ianno had a trust fund set up by wealthy donors containing hundreds of thousands of dollars for his personal use.
He has won consistently with the strong backing of the Italian community, with Toronto's Little Italy in his riding. He is considered one of the Liberals' best organizers and claims to wield influence even after initially being denied a position in cabinet despite his early support for Paul Martin.
In 2004 it was revealed that Ianno had missed over 70% of all his committee meetings, by far the most of any Liberal MP. Ianno responded by saying it's not what is done in the House of Commons or in committees that matters, rather it is what one does in the backrooms. This did not save Ianno from being listed as the most useless MP by the CBC. Despite this, Ianno was able to retain his seat in a close race with Olivia Chow.
In the new Federal Cabinet, announced July 20th, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, he was rewarded with the cabinet post of Minister of State (Families and Caregivers).
| Preceded by: Dan HeapThe Reverend Dan Heap (born September 24 1925) was a Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party of Canada. He represented the riding of Spadina, which in 1988 was renamed Trinity—Spadina, from 1981 until 1993. From a wealthy background Heap attende, New Democratic PartyThis page is about the Canadian political party. For other parties, see New Democratic Party (disambiguation). New Democratic Party Current Leader Jack Layton Founded June 17, 1961 Headquarters 300 279 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, OntarioK1P 5J9 Colours Or |
Members of Parliament from Trinity—Spadina | Succeeded by: (In office) |