Ali Ehsassi

Ali Ehsassi
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Willowdale
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Chungsen Leung
Personal details
Born Geneva, Switzerland
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Celeste
Alma mater University of Toronto
Osgoode Hall Law School
Georgetown University
London School of Economics
Profession Lawyer, International Law Executive of the Ontario Bar Association
Ali Ehsassi's great-grandfather, Abdolhossein Teymourtash in Official Court Uniform, (In office 1925 – 1933)

Ali Ehsassi (Persian: علی احساسی‎‎) is a Canadian Liberal politician,[1] who was elected to represent the riding of Willowdale in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]

Biography

Ehsassi was born in Geneva, Switzerland and lived in New York City before coming to Canada at the age of 15.[3] He attended York University as well as Georgetown University Law School, having obtained his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and his LL.M. at Georgetown University Law Center.[4][5]

Ali Ehsassi also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Master’s of Science from the London School of Economics.[6][7]

He worked as a bureaucrat at the Ontario Department of Economic Development and International Trade, and later at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa. He also practiced law at firms in Toronto and Washington, D.C.,[8][9] he has worked at both the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in Toronto and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa as a Senior Advisor.[10]

Ehsassi has authored articles published in academic text books by Oxford University Press and Lexus/Nexus, has served as an executive on the international law section of the Ontario Bar Association, and he taught and lectured at various universities and colleges. He has appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.[11]

His great-grandfather on his maternal side was Abdolhossein Teymourtash (1883–1933), an Iranian statesman and Minister of Justice. His father was a diplomat from Iran who chose to leave their home country after the 1979 revolution

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalAli Ehsassi 24,519 53.4 +13.5 –
ConservativeChungsen Leung 16,990 37.0 -4.7 –
New DemocraticPouyan Tabasinejad 3,203 7.0 -11.4 –
GreenJames Arruda 1,025 2.2 +1.81 –
IndependentBirinder Singh Ahluwalia 216 0.5 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,953100.0   $206,712.87
Total rejected ballots 2510.5-0.1
Turnout 46,20461.46+3.06
Eligible voters 75,172
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +9.1
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_mlo9317cU
  2. ↑ http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5967747-willowdale-liberal-ali-ehsassi-unseats-conservative-chungsen-leung-in-willowdale/
  3. ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/record-number-of-visible-minority-mps-elected-to-commons/article26892245/
  4. ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/
  5. ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/biography/
  6. ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/
  7. ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/biography/
  8. ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/
  9. ↑ https://aliehsassi.liberal.ca/biography/
  10. ↑ http://usasymposium.ca/ehsassi-bio.html
  11. ↑ http://usasymposium.ca/ehsassi-bio.html
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Willowdale, 30 September 2015
  13. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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