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  DeFaria, Riina
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AffiliationConservative   
NameRiina DeFaria
Address
, Ontario , Canada
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Born November 11, 1947 (76 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
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Jul 03, 2004 02:11pm
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InfoUniversity Degree: Yes
Education: BA, B.Ed and MA, University of Toronto.
LL.B. and LL.M., York University.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Former board member of the immigration and refugee board.
Former member of the Official Guardian's Panel on Child Representation for the Ministry of the Attorney General.
Former secondary school teacher.
Community: Member of the Women's Law Association of Ontario.
Founding Director of the Vila Gaspar Corte non-profit family and seniors housing project.
Volunteer legal work done for many community social and non-profit organizations.
Accredited Family Mediator and chair of the Peel Family Mediation advisory Board.
Partner in law firm of DeFaria and DeFaria.
Husband is former member of provincial Parliament.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Carl
Children: Ryan, Mark and Kristen

Political History
Federal: Defeated as PC in Mississauga East (2000).


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  06/28/2004 ON Parliament - Mississauga East–Cooksville Lost 26.03% (-30.67%)
  11/27/2000 ON Parliament - Mississauga East Lost 14.97% (-49.53%)
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