Remo Mancini

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Remo Mancini (born May 26, 1951 in Pescara, Italy) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1993, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.

Mancini, a gold medal gymnast received athletic scholarships to both U.S and Canadian Universities. Injuries ended Mancini's athletic career and formal education. In December 1972 at the age of 21 Mancini was elected to the local municipal council. In Dec.1974, Mancini was elected Deputy Mayor and Essex County Councillor at age twenty-three. Mancini was elected to the provincial legislature the following year in the Ontario general election of 1975, defeating Progressive Conservative Frank Klees by just over 2,000 votes in Essex South. He defeated Klees again by a wider margin in the 1977 Ontario election, and easily retained his seat in the elections of 1981, 1985 and 1987.

The Liberal Party was able to form a minority government under David Peterson following the 1985 provincial election, after 42 years in opposition. Mancini was named as the Premier's parliamentary assistant from 1985 to 1987. He was promoted to minister without portfolio responsible for Disabled Persons on September 29, 1987, and finally to Minister of Revenue on August 2, 1989.

The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party in the Ontario general election, 1990. Mancini was the only Liberal MPP elected (1990) in the Windsor to London region. He was chosen to serve as the opposition house leader from November 1991 to February 1992. While in opposition Mancini was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. He endorsed Steve Mahoney's bid to lead the Liberal Party in 1991. (Windsor Star, 18 November 1991). Mancini retired from the legislature on April 30,1993.

Mancini entered corporate life and served as executive vice-president of the Canadian Transit Company, and the Detroit International Bridge Co. the companies which own the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. Mancini has served on several National and International not for profit boards. He is an active member of the US-based National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the Canadian-based Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). Mancini is a graduate of the Corporate Governance College, “Directors Education Program,” at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. The program is a joint initiative by Rotman and the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Mancini also serves on the Board of Advisors of Watts Energy, a Michigan based energy company focused on renewable wind energy.