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Effie Triantafilopoulos

Effie Triantafilopoulos
Effie speaking in the Ontario legislature.
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
Assumed office
June 29, 2022
MinisterVic Fedeli
PremierDoug Ford
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care.
In office
June 26, 2019 – June 1, 2022
MinisterMerrilee Fullerton
PremierDoug Ford
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Oakville North—Burlington
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
BornGreece
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Other political
affiliations
Canadian Progressive Conservative Party (until 2003) Canadian Conservative Party (Since 2003)
EducationOsgoode Hall Law School (1997–1999)
OccupationLawyer and political staffer
CommitteesLegislative assembly of Ontario: Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
Websitehttps://ontariopccaucus.ca/effietriantafilopoulos/about/

Effie J. Triantafilopoulos is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Oakville North—Burlington as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Effie was elected as the Progressive Conservative MPP for Oakville North-Burlington in June 2018. Effie serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Previously she served as a member of the Standing Committees on Justice Policy and Social Policy, and of the Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight. She is Senior Counsel at Vassos Law LLP and also serves on the Board of the World Hellenic Interparliamentary Association.

As Chief of Staff to Ministers at the Departments of Industry, Treasury Board, and External Affairs and International Trade she was involved with the implementation of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.[2]

Her experience in international trade led to her role as Deputy Director for the Summits Management Office of Foreign Affairs and International Trade during the 2010 G20 Summit in Canada.[2]

Prior to running for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Triantafilopoulos was a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2015 election. She placed second in Oakville North—Burlington, behind Pam Damoff.[3] She was also a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the riding of Mississauga South during the 2014 Ontario provincial election, finishing second to Charles Sousa. In addition, she has been chief of staff for several federal Conservative ministers.[4]

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Oakville North—Burlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 22,221 47.18 +0.77
Liberal Kaniz Mouli 16,631 35.31 +10.95
New Democratic Rhyan Vincent-Smith 4,673 9.92 −14.46
Green Ali Hosny 2,027 4.30 +0.60
New Blue Doru Marin Gordan 1,097 2.33  
Ontario Party Jill Service 446 0.95  
Total valid votes 47,095 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 294
Turnout 47,389 46.89
Eligible voters 99,002
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −5.09
Source(s)
2018 Ontario general election: Oakville North—Burlington
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 25,691 46.41
New Democratic Saima Zaidi 13,496 24.38
Liberal Alvin Tedjo 13,487 24.37
Green Marianne Workman 2,052 3.71
Libertarian Charles Zach 403 0.73
Trillium Frank De Luca 222 0.40
Total valid votes 55,351 100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Oakville North—Burlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pam Damoff 28,415 46.74 +19.77 $87,266.36
Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 26,342 43.33 -10.83 $133,882.22
New Democratic Janice Best 4,405 7.25 -8.26 $10,112.38
Green Adnan Shahbaz 968 1.6 -1.5 $2,273.28
Libertarian David Clement 666 1.1 $3,998.74
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,796 100.0     $223,412.78
Total rejected ballots 272
Turnout 61,068
Eligible voters 85,462
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2014 Ontario general election: Mississauga South (provincial electoral district)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Sousa 22,192 50.76 +0.05
Progressive Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 14,514 33.20 -2.89
New Democratic Boris Rosolak 4,649 10.63 +0.57
Green Lloyd Jones 1,418 3.24 +1.10
None of the Above Andrew Weber 591 1.35
Libertarian James Judson 355 0.81
Total valid votes 43,719 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.47
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

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