Leo Housakos

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leo Housakos
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1968(1968-01-10)
Age	56
Birthplace	Montreal
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Capricorn

Leo Housakos Biography

Leo Housakos is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 10, 1968 in Montreal, Canada. Leonidas “Leo” Housakos (born 10 January 1988) is a Canadian politician and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada.

In 2007 He got appointed on his position on the Board of Directors of Via Rail and served for one year.

He has also been coaching a youth hockey team for over 10 years. In 2009, his team became the champions of the 33rd Brossard Provincial Atom hockey tournament.

Breaking ranks with his party in September 2011, Housakos was the first Conservative Party parliamentarian to openly and publicly oppose the nomination of unilingual Michael Ferguson as Auditor General of Canada, stating, “there are certain positions in the federal government that are so symbolic to what Canada is all about and I just believe they have to be filled by people who are functionally bilingual.”Arguing that the appointment sets a dangerous precedent that threatens bilingualism in Canada, he said, “I think that bilingualism is so fundamental to this country, not just from the point of view of national unity, but I think it’s a tool that should be used as a positive attribute, both in terms of our diplomatic strategies and our commercial strategies around the world.”

He was one of the candidates of his party, the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 federal election, and was in the Laval West riding. Laval West, where he has resided for the past twenty years.

Leo Housakos Net Worth

Leo Housakos is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leo Housakos 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Housakos earned his degree from McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts in

1992. He was a ministerial staffer within the Ministry of Multiculturalism under Gerry Weiner. In the following years, he was involved in his local organization, the Hellenic Congress of Quebec and held two terms as Vice- President for National Issues between 1998 and 2000.

Housakos co-founded his own organization, the Hellenic Board of Trade in 1993. The organization is focused on the growth of networking opportunities and business opportunities within the Greater Montreal Area. Housakos was a consultant on behalf of the City of Montreal from 2001 to 2002.

Housakos was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on December 22, 2008.

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Who is Leo Housakos Dating?

According to our records, Leo Housakos married to Demi Papapanagiotou. As of December 1, 2023, Leo Housakos’s is not dating anyone.

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In December 2017, Housakos, along with Senator Victor Oh and Don Plett, were a subject to a Senate ethics probe regarding an all-expenses-paid trip to China without declaring it as a sponsored travel or a gift. As of 2018, the probe has not been completed.

Facts & Trivia

Leo Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Leo Housakos celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

In December 2019, Housakos and Senator Thanh Hai Ngo tabled a motion to sanction Chinese officials on actions in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, citing their concern for “violation of human rights Hong Kong” and for the “treatment of minority Muslims in China”.