Gary Pillitteri

Infobox_Politician


name = Gary Pillitteri
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birth_date = birth date and age |1936|03|01
birth_place = Racalmuto, Italy
residence = Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
office1 = Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls
term_start1 = 1993
term_end1 = 2004
predecessor1 = Rob Nicholson
successor1 = Rob Nicholson
party = Liberal
religion =
occupation = businessman

Gary Orazio Vincenzo Pillitteri (born 1 March 1936 in Racalmuto, Italy) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. By career, he is a farmer and businessman. Currently, he is the founder and president of Pillitteri Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Pillitteri is a member of the Liberal party who first bid for the Niagara Falls electoral district in 1988. He lost to Conservative candidate Rob Nicholson in that election by a narrower margin of only 1940 votes. After a second attempt in the 1993 general election, he defeated Nicholson by 10823 votes and joined the federal Parliament and was re-elected in 1997 and 2000. He therefore served in the 35th, 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments. Pillitteri is currently the longest serving consecutive Member of Parliament which the Niagara Falls riding has ever had.

Pillitteri left federal politics in 2004 and did not seek a fourth term in federal office. Rob Nicholson regained the riding that year.

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=233&s=M Parliament of Canada: Gary Pillitteri] , accessed 16 July 2006