Tony Valeri

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Valeri
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1957(1957-08-11)
Age	67
Birthplace	Hamilton
Country	Canada
Birth City	Hamilton
Horoscope	Leo

Tony Valeri Biography

Tony Valeri is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 11, 1957 in Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada. Valeri grew up in Hamilton’s north-end in the working class Barton and Sherman neighbourhood, the son of Italian immigrants Enzo and Maria Valeri, who arrived in Hamilton in the early 1950s. He graduated from Bishop Ryan High School and then attended McMaster University, earning a BA in Economics. Prior to his political career, Valeri served as President of Canadian Financial Group Ltd. Valeri represented the ridings of Lincoln (1993–1997), then Stoney Creek (1997–2004) and Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (2004–2006). Valeri lives with his wife Terri and children, Anthony and Luca in Stoney Creek.

He therefore decided to run in the western half of his former riding, resulting in a passionate nomination battle with former cabinet heavyweight and party leadership candidate Sheila Copps. Some accused Martin of orchestrating these events to try to expel the left-leaning Copps from the House of Commons. Copps pointed out that Valeri lived in the Niagara West- Glanbrook riding that also included around 43% of his old constituents and an airport, the latter which complemented his Transport Ministry. In response, Valeri pointed out that Copps no longer lived in Hamilton, no Member of Parliament enjoyed any entitlement to any constituency without a nomination meeting and the majority of the constituents of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek in fact originated from his Stoney Creek riding. On March 6, 2004, Valeri won the nomination by 311 votes. Stelco’s economic troubles and the large pension deficit galvanized support for New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Tony DePaulo in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. The conflict with Copps, public reaction to the first budget of the Ontario Liberals, as well as the government’s sinking fortunes, almost cost him his seat, but he was narrowly (less than 1,000 votes) re-elected on June 28, 2004.

On January 23, 2006, Valeri was narrowly defeated by a margin of less than 500 votes by the New Democratic Party candidate Wayne Marston. During the election, the Hamilton Spectator reported that Valeri had purchased a property for $225,000 only to later sell it to a Liberal supporter for $500,000 a few months later. While Valeri insisted that the Ethics Commissioner had cleared the transaction, lingering doubts about the sale remained.

On December 5, 2007, the Hamilton Port Authority named Valeri its interim CEO effective on December 17, 2007. He left the post in 2008.

On July 20, 2004, he was appointed to the sensitive position of Government House Leader in Paul Martin’s minority government. Valeri’s appointment to the position of House Leader was originally questioned by many, however Valeri was able to establish a working relationship with his counterparts.

Tony Valeri Net Worth

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

Tony Valeri, PC (born August 11, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Valeri was the Government House Leader in Paul Martin’s government from 2004 until

2006. He was narrowly defeated by New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Wayne Marston in the 2006 general election held on January 23, 2006.

Valeri first ran for office in the 1993 election, winning the Liberal Party nomination over former cabinet minister John Munro, and easily won in the Liberal sweep of Ontario. Valeri served as a backbencher and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1997. He was appointed to the Cabinet on December 12, 2003, by incoming Prime Minister Paul Martin. Valeri is known for his close ties to industry and business, and his appointment to the transport portfolio was viewed positively by this group. He was also known as a supporter of the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

In 2004, the decennial redistribution process took place and Valeri’s old riding of Stoney Creek, which straddled the border between Hamilton and Grimsby, was split in two. A part of Valeri’s Stoney Creek riding was merged with a part of Hamilton – East. A slight majority of the constituents of the new riding of Hamilton East – Stoney Creek were from Valeri’s former riding. Although the other Hamilton-area Members of Parliament shifted to the eastward half of their ridings, in Valeri’s case this would have meant shifting from a suburban Hamilton riding to the rural Niagara West—Glanbrook riding, where he would have faced a difficult battle with a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Tony Valeri celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.