Education
Sergio attended technical school in Italy, and worked as a real estate broker after moving to Canada.
Sergio attended technical school in Italy, and worked as a real estate broker after moving to Canada.
He represents the riding of York West. He serves in cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne. He started his own general insurance business at age twenty-one, and started a private real estate brokerage firm in 1968.
Sergio was first elected to the North York City Council in 1978, and remained in municipal politics until 1995 when he was elected to the Ontario legislature.
He was subsequently appointed deputy whip and critic for small business. While in government he has served as parliamentary assistant to a number of different portfolios including Minister of Consumer and Business Services (2003–2004), Minister responsible for seniors (2005–2007), and Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing (2006-2010, 2011-2013).
He was re-elected in 2007, 2011, and 2014. In 2013, Sergio was appointed as a Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Seniors.
In the provincial election of 1995, Sergio defeated incumbent New Democrat George Mammoliti in Yorkview by almost 3000 votes to win election to the legislature.
He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 1995. He also served on the Metro Toronto Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of North York"s Planning Board Committee for fourteen years.