John Parker

John is Toronto City Councillor for Ward 26 (Don Valley West). He was elected to Toronto City Council in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He serves as TTC commissioner, Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council, and Vice-Chair of North York Community Council.

John represents the City of Toronto on the boards of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and Campbell House.

Prior to his election, John served as a lawyer with a downtown Toronto law firm and with the legal department of a major Canadian industrial corporation. He was a member of the Ontario Legislature from 1995 to 1999 and is a founding director of the Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians.

John is a graduate of University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School