Sarkis Assadourian
Sarkis Assadourian (born
January 25,
1948 in
Aleppo, Syria) is an
Armenian-Canadian politician from the
Liberal Party of Canada. He became the first Armenian-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons, with great support of the Armenian Community of Toronto.
Assadourian has grown distant to some in the Armenian-Canadian community by supporting such organizations as the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC).
Assadourian was first elected as member for
Don Valley North in
1993. In
1997, Assadourian moved seats to
Brampton Centre. Generally considered a
Chrétien loyalist, he did not run in the
2004 election after the election of
Paul Martin as leader. The Liberal Party candidate was instead
Ruby Dhalla.
He now serves the Government of Canada as a Citizenship Judge in Toronto.
Mr. Assadourian and his wife Zaza have four children.
Preceded by:
Riding was created in 1996 | Member of Parliament from Brampton Centre
(1997-2003) | Succeeded by:
Riding was abolished in 2003 |
