Rob Ford
Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (born May 28, 1969) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 64th and current Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ford was elected mayor in the 2010 mayoral election, and took office on December 1 of that year.
In November 2012, Ford was found to have violated Ontario's municipal conflict of interest law and ordered removed from office. Ford has appealed the ruling and applied for a stay of the decision. The stay will be heard December 5, 2012 and a hearing into the appeal will take place on January 7, 2013.
Prior to being mayor, Ford was city councillor for a ward in the Toronto district of Etobicoke. He was first elected to city council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat in 2003 and again in 2006. His brother Doug is currently a Toronto city councillor. Ford's father Doug Ford, Sr. was also a politician and served as MPP. The Ford family owns DECO Labels, a multi-national labelling and printing firm based in Etobicoke.
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