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          The year-old was born in Trinidad and Tobago, and served as a Toronto city councillor before entering provincial politics.!

          Bas Balkissoon

          Canadian politician

          Bas Balkissoon (born c. 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

          Find out where Bas Balkissoon was born, their birthday and details about their professions, education, religion, family and other life details and facts.

        1. Bas Balkissoon has held on to the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River despite a strong challenge from a pair of high profile NDP and Progressive Conservative.
        2. The year-old was born in Trinidad and Tobago, and served as a Toronto city councillor before entering provincial politics.
        3. The Today host has been married to her husband, Tony Balkissoon, since Who Is Tony Balkissoon?
        4. Bas Balkissoon was born in Trinidad and immigrated to Canada in He was elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election in and.

          5. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. From 1988 to 1997 he was a municipal councillor in Scarborough and from 1998 to 2005 he was a councillor in the amalgamated city of Toronto.

          Background

          Born in Trinidad and Tobago, and of Indian descent, Balkissoon rose to prominence as the head of Scarborough Homeowners Alliance For Fair Taxes, an organization that challenged the province's property assessment system.[1] He is married to Tahay and together they have raised three children.[2] His son is married to Laura Jarrett, a co-anchor for NBC News's Saturday "Today" and daughter of Valerie Jarrett, who was a former senior advisor to U.S.

          President Barack Obama.[3][4]

          City Councillor

          In 1988, he was elected to Scarborough city c