Andrew Cardozo

The Honourable
Andrew Cardozo
Senator Andrew Cardozo
Senator for Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 November 2022[1]
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byMary Simon
MonarchCharles III

Andrew Cardozo is a Canadian senator for Ontario. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon on November 21, 2022, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[2] Cardozo is a member of the Progressive Senate Group.[3]

Prior to his appointment to the Senate, Cardozo was the president of the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy for nearly ten years. He is a former commissioner of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.[2] Cardozo currently sits on the Standing Senate Committees on Transport and Communications and on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs.[4][5]

Senator Cardozo has been the recipient of a number of awards such as the 2023 DreamKeepers Citation for Outstanding Leadership award commemorating the historic role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,[6] the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal,[7] the Reelworld Film Festival Guardian Angel Award (Toronto), and Big Brother of the Year (Ottawa).[1]

  1. ^ a b Senate of Canada. "Senator Andrew Cardozo". SenCanada. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "PM Trudeau appoints 3 new senators for Ontario". CBC News. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ "EN - Senators - Le Groupe progressiste du Sénat". 2 March 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ Senate of Canada. "Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (44th Parliament, 1st Session)". SenCanada. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ Senate of Canada. "Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (44th Parliament, 1st Session)". SenCanada.
  6. ^ Senate of Canada. "At a glance - 2023-03-08". SenCanada. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Andrew Cardozo". Prime Minister of Canada. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2024.