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  1. Early life and family

  2. Career

  3. Electoral record

     Ontario General Election  Toronto City Council  Toronto District School Board  York Region District School Board 

  4. References

{{Infobox Politician
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Neethan Shan
| native_name = நீதன் ஷான்
| native_name_lang = ta
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| office1 = Toronto City Councillor
| constituency1 = (Ward 42) Scarborough—Rouge River
| term_start1 = February 13, 2017
| term_end1 = December 1, 2018
| predecessor1 = Raymond Cho
| successor1 = Jennifer McKelvie (Ward 25)
| office2 = Toronto Public School Trustee
| constituency2 = (Ward 21) Scarborough—Rouge River
| term_start2 = January 25, 2016
| term_end2 = February 13, 2017
| predecessor2 = Shaun Chen
| successor2 = Abdul Hai Patel
| office3 = York Region Public School Trustee
| constituency3 = Wards 7 and 8
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_end3 = 2010
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Juanita Nathan
| birth_name = Neethan Shanmugarajah
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|24}}
| birth_place = Jaffna, Sri Lanka
| citizenship = Canadian
| nationality =
| party = New Democratic Party
| residence = Toronto, Ontario
| spouse =
| children =
| alma_mater = {{Ubl|New College, Toronto|Ontario Institute for Studies in Education}}
| occupation =
| profession =
| religion =
| website = {{Official website|http://www.neethanshan.ca/|name=neethanshan.ca}}
| blank1 = Ethnicity
| data1 = Sri Lankan Tamil
}}

Neethan Shanmugarajah ({{Audio-nohelp|Neethanshanmg.ogg|listen}}) ({{lang-ta|நீதன் சண்முகராஜா|translit=Nītaṉ Caṇmukarājā}}; born December 24, 1978; commonly known as Neethan Shan) is a Tamil Canadian youth worker and politician. He was elected to Toronto City Council at the by-election held on February 13, 2017, becoming the first Tamil Canadian to serve on the city council.

Early life and family

Shan was born on December 24, 1978, in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[1] His father was from Neduntivu and his mother from Analaitivu.[2][3] He migrated to Canada as a refugee in 1995 aged 16.[1][2][4] Shan has a B.Sc. Honours degree from New College, Toronto (2001) and a B.Ed. degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (2003).[1][5][6] He received a M.Ed. in sociology and equity studies in education from the OISE in 2012.[6]

Shan is married to Darsha (Thadsha) Navamanikkam and has two sons (Ellalan and Karikalan).[4][5][7][8]

Career

Shan began his career as a youth outreach worker in Malvern, Toronto.[3][9] In 2001, aged 22, he became executive director of Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre (CanTYD), a social service agency.[6] He then became manager of youth programs at Malvern Family Resource Centre.[6][10][11] In 2007 he became executive director of Council of Agencies Serving South Asians.[1][6]

Shan contested the 2003 Markham municipal elections as a candidate for trustee for wards 7 and 8 on the York Region District School Board but failed to get elected.[1][12] He was however elected to represent wards 7 and 8 as a trustee on the York Region District School Board at the Markham municipal elections held in November 2006.[1][13] Taking a leave of absence from the school board, Shan contested the Ontario general election, 2007 as the New Democratic Party's (NDP) candidate in Scarborough—Guildwood but failed to get elected and returned to the school board.[1][14]

Shan contested the Toronto municipal election, 2010 as a candidate for Ward 42 (Scarborough—Rouge River) on Toronto City Council but failed to get elected.[1][15] He contested the Ontario general election, 2011 as the NDP's candidate in Scarborough—Rouge River but failed to get elected.[1][16] He was elected president of the Ontario NDP in April 2012.[1][2][17]

Shan contested the Ontario general election, 2014 as the NDP's candidate in Scarborough—Rouge River but again failed to get elected.[1] He contested the Toronto municipal election, 2014 as a candidate for Ward 42 (Scarborough—Rouge River) on Toronto City Council but again failed to get elected.[1][18]

Shan contested the by-election for the Toronto District School Board held in January 2016 and was elected as a trustee to represent Ward 21 (Scarborough—Rouge River).[19] He contested the Ontario provincial by-election in Scarborough—Rouge River held in September 2016 as the NDP's candidate but again failed to get elected.[20]

Shan contested the by-election for Toronto City Council held in February 2017 and was elected to represent Ward 42 (Scarborough—Rouge River).[21] He became the first Tamil Canadian to serve on the city council.[4][21]

Shan was vice-chair of the National Council of Canadian Tamils and chair of the Tamil Heritage Month Committee, which he founded in 2009.[2][4][22] He has served numerous other community groups including Better Ballot Initiative; Boreal Institute for Civil Society (project director); Canadian Tamil Congress; Community Use of Schools Council; Malvern Community Coalition; Parent Action on Drugs (project co-ordinator); Scarborough Youth Task Group; Tsunami Relief Coordinating Committee; and the Youth Gang Work Group.[1][6] He is also involved with Canadian Multicultural Radio and Tamil Vision International.[1][3][6]

Electoral record

Ontario General Election

{{CANelec/top|ON|September 1, 2016|Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough—Rouge River|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes|reason=Resignation of Bas Balkissoon|collapsed=yes}}{{CANelec|ON|PC|Raymond Cho|9,644|38.58|+10.92}}{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Piragal Thiru|7,257|28.91|-9.79}}{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Neethan Shan |6,905|27.40|-3.91}}{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Queenie Yu|575|2.32|}}{{CANelec|ON|Green|Priyan De Silva|216|0.86|-0.51}}{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Allen Small|146|0.58|}}{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Above Znoneofthe|133|0.54|-0.42}}{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Wayne Simmons|59|0.30|}}{{CANelec|ON|People's Political Party|Dwight McLean|45|0.22|}}{{CANelec|ON|Pauper|John Turmel|37|0.15|}}{{CANelec|ON|Trillium|Ania Krosinska|36|0.14|}}{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|25,182|100.00||}}{{CANelec/gain|ON|PC|Liberal|+10.36}}{{CANelec/source|{{cite web|title=Vote Totals Report from Official Tabulation (F0243) - 2016 By-election Scarborough-Rouge River (083)|url=http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2016/resource/election-results/unofficial-results/ED083%20ScarboroughRougeRiver%20-%20Return%20from%20the%20Record.xlsx|publisher=Elections Ontario|page=7}}}}{{end}}{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough—Rouge River|percent=yes|change=yes|collapsed=yes}}{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bas Balkissoon|16,095|38.71|-3.17}}{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Neethan Shan |13,019|31.31|-4.66}}{{CANelec|ON|PC|Raymond Cho|11,500|27.66|+8.87}}{{CANelec|ON|Green|George B. Singh|571|1.37|+0.12}}{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Amir Khan|398|0.96|}}{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|41,583|100.00||}}{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|479|1.14}}{{CANelec/total|Turnout|42,062|47.48}}{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|88,592}}{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+0.75}}{{CANelec/source|{{cite web|title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate - June 12, 2014 General Election|url=http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2014/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf|publisher=Elections Ontario|page=11}}}}{{end}}{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough—Rouge River|percent=yes|change=yes|collapsed=yes}} {{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bas Balkissoon | 15,237 | 41.87 | -23.18 }} {{CANelec|ON|NDP|Neethan Shan | 13,088 | 35.97 | +22.29 }}{{CANelec|ON|PC|Ken Kim | 6,837 | 18.79 | +4.32 }}{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Felix Liao | 457 | 1.26 | -0.16 }}{{CANelec|ON|Green|George Singh | 455 | 1.25 | -2.47 }}{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Raphael Rosch | 166 | 0.46 | -1.20 }}{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Daniel Walker | 150 | 0.41 |   }}{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes| 36,390 | 100.00 | | }}{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|215|0.59}}{{CANelec/total|Turnout|36,605|42.89}}{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|85,338}}{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|-22.73}}{{CANelec/source|{{cite web|title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate - October 16, 2011 General Election|url=http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2011/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf|publisher=Elections Ontario|page=16}}}}{{end}}{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|Scarborough—Guildwood (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough-Guildwood|percent=yes|change=yes|collapsed=yes}} {{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Margarett Best| 14,430 | 42.52| -10.03}}{{CANelec|ON|PC|Gary Grant| 9,503 | 28.00| -1.99 }}{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Neethan Shan| 7,441| 21.93| +9.23}}{{CANelec|ON|Green|Glenn Kitchen| 1,811| 5.34| }}{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Sam Apelbaum| 484| 1.43| }} {{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Daniel Carvalho| 267 | 0.79| }}{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|33,936 |100.0 | | }}{{Canadian election result/total|Difference|4,927| 14.52 | }}{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|376|1.10| }}{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|34,312| 51.28 | }}{{Canadian_politics/party colours/Liberal/row}}
|align="left" colspan=2|Liberal notional hold
|align="right"|Swing
|align="right"| -4.02
|{{Canadian election result/source|{{cite web|title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate - October 10, 2007 General Election |url=http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf |archive-url=http://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151206211444/http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2015-12-06 |publisher=Elections Ontario |page=xxiii}}}}{{end}}

Toronto City Council

Toronto District School Board

York Region District School Board

References

1. ^10 11 12 13 {{cite news|last1=Smith Cross|first1=Jessica|title=Profile: The making of the NDP's 'perennial candidate' Neethan Shan|url=http://www.qpbriefing.com/2016/05/27/profile-the-making-of-the-ndps-perennial-candidate-neethan-shan/|work=QP Briefing|date=May 27, 2016}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Eezham Tamil activist Neethan Shan elected President of NDP, Ontario|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=35099|work=TamilNet|date=April 16, 2012}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Nathaniel|first1=Camelia|title=Canada May Be Hoist By Her Own Petard|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/05/18/canada-may-be-hoist-by-her-own-petard/|work=The Sunday Leader|date=May 18, 2014}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=DaSilva|first1=Laura|title=Meet Neethan Shan, Toronto's first Tamil-Canadian councillor|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/neethan-shan-councillor-byelection-winner-1.3982072|work=CBC News|date=February 24, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Neethan Shan|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/politics/2007/08/15/neethan_shan.html|work=Toronto Star|date=August 15, 2007}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Neethan Shan Nominated to Represent Ontario NDP in Scarborough Rouge River|url=http://www.seithy.com/breifNews.php?newsID=99268&category=EnglishNews|work=Seithy|date=December 17, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Neethan Shan wins Scarborough-Rouge River debate|url=http://www.tamilcnn.ca/neethan-shan-wins-scarborough-rouge-river-debate.html|work=Tamil CNN|date=August 30, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=We will make Neethan Shan to win the election who is responsible for the change in Rouge River – NPD propaganda agent Andrea Vasichr|url=http://www.tamilcnn.ca/neethan-shah.html|work=Tamil CNN|date=September 22, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Balikssoon|first1=Denise|title=Malvern group works to get out the October vote|url=https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/yourcitymycity/2010/05/17/malvern_group_works_to_get_out_the_october_vote.html|work=Toronto Star|date=May 17, 2010}}
10. ^{{cite news|last1=Stuffco|first1=Jered|title=Man who motivates Malvern gets award|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/man-who-motivates-malvern-gets-award/article18246569/|work=The Globe and Mail|date=December 1, 2005}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=A Community Activist "Stands" for Equitable, Safe, Well-rounded and Community-involved Education|url=http://www.tamilcanadian.com/article/3723|publisher=Tamil Canadian|date=January 3, 2006}}
12. ^{{cite news|last1=Keung|first1=Nicholas|title=Tamils finding their niche in Toronto politics|url=http://www.island.lk/2003/10/26/featur05.html|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=October 26, 2003}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Diaspora Tamil elected councillor in Markham, Canada|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=20309|work=TamilNet|date=November 18, 2006}}
14. ^{{cite news|last1=Lakey|first1=Jack|title=Scarborough Guildwood: Best puts foot forward as new MPP|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/politics/2007/10/11/scarborough_guildwood_best_puts_foot_forward_as_new_mpp.html|work=Toronto Star|date=October 11, 2007}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=Results: Toronto mayor and city council|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2010/10/25/results_toronto_mayor_and_city_council.html|work=Toronto Star|date=October 25, 2010}}
16. ^{{cite news|last1=Monsebraaten|first1=Laurie|title=Balkissoon rolls to win|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2011/10/06/balkissoon_rolls_to_win.html|work=Toronto Star|date=October 6, 2011}}
17. ^{{cite news|last1=Regg Cohn|first1=Martin|title=Cohn: NDP’s Andrea Horwath breaks convention and exhorts idea of change|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/14/cohn_ndps_andrea_horwath_breaks_convention_and_exhorts_idea_of_change.html|work=Toronto Star|date=April 14, 2012}}
18. ^{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Kate|title=Raymond Cho reelected in Ward 42, Scarborough—Rouge River|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/10/27/raymond_cho_reelected_in_ward_42_scarboroughrouge_river.html|work=Toronto Star|date=October 27, 2014}}
19. ^{{cite news|last1=Rushowy|first1=Kristin|title=Union-backed candidate wins TDSB byelection in Scarborough|url=https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2016/01/25/union-backed-candidate-wins-tdsb-byelection-in-scarborough.html|work=Toronto Star|date=January 25, 2016}}
20. ^{{cite news|last1=Benzie|first1=Robert|title=Tory Raymond Cho wins Scarborough-Rouge River byelection|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/09/01/patrick-browns-sex-ed-snafu-dominates-scarborough-byelection.html|work=Toronto Star|date=September 1, 2016}}
21. ^{{cite news|last1=Powell|first1=Betsy|title=Neethan Shan wins council seat in Scarborough-Rouge River|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/02/13/neethan-shan-wins-council-seat-in-scarborough-rouge-river.html|work=Toronto Star|date=February 13, 2017}}
22. ^{{cite news|title=Tamil Heritage Month Bill Proposed in Canadian Parliament|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36028|work=TamilNet|date=February 6, 2013}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=February 13, 2017 By-Election 2014 Poll by Poll Results: Councillor Ward 42|url=http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/By-Elections/6_CW%2042/Results%20-%20CW%2042/PollbyPoll_Results_Feb2017.pdf|publisher=Toronto City Council}}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Toronto Election 2014 Poll by Poll Results: Councillor|url=http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/Library/Files/Results%20PDFs/2014%20Election/2014-Councillor.pdf|publisher=Toronto City Council}}
25. ^{{cite web|title=2010 Poll by Poll Results: Councillor|url=http://www1.toronto.ca/static_files/city_clerks_office/elections/docs/Results_PDFs/2010/2010-councillors.pdf|publisher=Toronto City Council}}
26. ^{{cite web|title=2016 By-election Toronto District School Board Ward 21: Declaration of Results|url=http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/1-Home%20Page/By-Elections/By-election%20Results/By-election%20Ward21%20results%20with%20signature.pdf|publisher=Toronto City Council}}
27. ^{{cite web|title=York Region District School Board - Ward 7 and 8 - Official Results|url=https://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/Markham/MunicipalGovernment/AboutMunicipalGovernment/MunicipalElections/ElectionResults/2006ElectionResults/yrdsbward7-8vote2006officialresults/|publisher=Markham City Council}}
28. ^{{cite web|title=Markham 2003 Municipal Elections: Registered Candidates|url=http://www.markham.ca/vote2003/register.asp|publisher=Markham City Council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007152208/http://www.markham.ca/vote2003/register.asp|archivedate=October 7, 2006}}
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