Sergio Marchi (politician)

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The Honourable
Sergio Marchi
PC
Member of Parliament
for York West
In office
1984–1999
Preceded byJames Fleming
Succeeded byJudy Sgro
Personal details
Born (1956-05-12) May 12, 1956 (age 68)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionUrban planner

Sergio Marchi, PC (born May 12, 1956), is a Canadian politician and former diplomat, who served as a federal Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister and, later, as an ambassador.

Marchi was born in Argentina to an Italian family who subsequently emigrated to Canada.

He first entered politics at the municipal level, where he was elected Alderman for Ward 1 in North York (now part of Toronto) in 1982. He was subsequently elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto-area riding of York West.

When the Liberals came to power in the 1993 election, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien brought Marchi into the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. He also served as Minister of the Environment and Minister of International Trade in 1997.

Marchi left politics in 1999 and was appointed as Canadian ambassador to the World Trade Organization, and the UN Agencies, in Geneva. He served one term as Chairman of the WTO's ruling council.

In 2005, it was reported in the media that Marchi might challenge incumbent David Miller for the Toronto mayoralty in the municipal election in 2006. Marchi said only that he was talking with people.[1]

After leaving the diplomatic world, in February 2006, Marchi joined the Toronto law firm of Lang Michener LLP as a senior advisor, and also became President of the Canada China Business Council, and Chairman of the Canadian Services Coalition.

Marchi then took up a second tour in Geneva, to pursue a private sector opportunity, and established his own consultancy, the Marchi Group.

In February 2015, Marchi returned to Canada, where he was appointed President and CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association, headquartered in Ottawa.

Electoral record

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1997 Canadian federal election: York West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sergio Marchi 21,254 73.6 -6.2
New Democratic Lombe Chinkangala 2,853 9.9 +6.5
Reform Ken Freeman 2,598 9.0 -1.7
Progressive Conservative Richard Donovan 2,165 7.5 +2.8
Total valid votes 28,870 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election: York West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sergio Marchi 25,356 79.8 +20.2
Reform Bruce A. Castleman 3,385 10.7 -8.4
Progressive Conservative Marguerite Bebluk 1,506 4.7 -14.3
New Democratic Rosanne Giulietti 1,074 3.4 -14.8
Natural Law Claudio Paolini 209 0.7
Marxist–Leninist Jean-Paul Bédard 164 0.5
Abolitionist Ljiljana Medjedovic 82 0.3
Total valid votes 31,776 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election: York West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sergio Marchi 19,936 59.6 +15.0
Progressive Conservative Elizabeth Smith 6,368 19.1 -11.8
New Democratic Alice Lambrinos 6,088 18.2 -3.8
Libertarian Roma Kelembet 498 1.5 +0.7
Independent Sherland R. Chhangur 270 0.8
Independent Gary Robert Walsh 145 0.4
Communist Jack C. Sweet 119 0.4 0.0
Total valid votes 33,424 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election: York West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sergio Marchi 17,629 44.6 -12.2
Progressive Conservative Frank Di Giorgio 12,218 30.9 +12.0
New Democratic Bruno Pasquantonio 8,718 22.0 -1.5
Libertarian Dusan Kubias 335 0.8 +0.3
Independent Anna Esposito 279 0.7
Green Jutta I. Keylwerth 238 0.6
Communist Jack C. Sweet 147 0.4 +0.3
Total valid votes 39,564 100.0

References

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  1. ^ Linda Diebel. Rumour mill on mayoral race is at full tilt. Toronto Star. July 2, 2005. Pg. B01.
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