Jonathan Tsao ( zh, c=曹志豪; born 1987) is a

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politician and the current member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in

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for Don Valley North. He previously served as

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for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) in 2018.

Biography

Born and raised in

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, Tsao holds a bachelor of arts degree from

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, and a

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degree from the

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. A former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government, he also served as a director of the

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. Tsao was appointed as

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for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) on May 22, 2018, filling the vacancy arising from the resignation of the incumbent councillor

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that April; he was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment. He did not seek re-election in that October's

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, and was subsequently named to the board of management for the

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in April 2019. Tsao was selected as the

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's candidate for Don Valley North in October 2020; he came in second behind the incumbent Progressive Conservative (PC) candidate Vincent Ke in the 2022 provincial election. Tsao ran for the Liberals again in the 2025 provincial election, this time defeating Ke (running as an independent candidate) and the PC's Sue Liu to become MPP for Don Valley North.

Electoral history

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Councillor Jonathan Tsao
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