| Sophia Aggelonitis | |
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MPP for Hamilton Mountain
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| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Marie Bountrogianni |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Sophia Aggelonitis is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Aggelonitis was an entrepreneur, manufacturing and distributing a "Sauces by Sophia" brand of tzatziki to supermarkets and specialty food stores in Southern Ontario. She was subsequently elected president of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce in March 2007, but resigned at the end of June to pursue the Liberal nomination after Marie Bountrogianni announced that she would not seek another term in office.
Aggelonitis was elected with 37.2% of the vote, defeating the NDP candidate by close to 2,000 votes. After the election Aggelonitis was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services. In addition, Aggelonitis is a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and was appointed by the Premier as the Chair of the Restaurant and Hospitality Caucus.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Sophia Aggelonitis | 17,383 | 37.2 | ||
| New Democrat | Bryan Adamczyk | 15,649 | 33.5 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Charters | 10,991 | 23.5 | ||
| Green | Ivan Miletic | 2,172 | 4.7 | ||
| Family Coalition | Mary Maan | 493 | 1.1 | ||
External links
- Sophia Aggelonitis official MPP site
- Sophia Aggelonitis Liberal party of Ontario biography
- Sauces by Sophia
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography
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