Alvin Curling

Alvin Curling
Ontario MPP
In office
1999–2005
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byBas Balkissoon
ConstituencyScarborough—Rouge River
In office
1985–1999
Preceded byThomas Leonard Wells
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
ConstituencyScarborough North
38th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
November 19, 2003 – August 19, 2005
Preceded byGary Carr
Succeeded byMichael A. Brown
Canada's ambassador to the Dominican Republic
In office
2005–2006
Preceded byAdam Blackwell
Succeeded byPatricia Fortier
Personal details
Born (1939-11-15) November 15, 1939 (age 84)
Kingston, Jamaica
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Scarborough, Toronto
OccupationEducator, diplomat

Alvin Curling (born November 15, 1939) is a Jamaican-born Canadian politician. He was Canada's envoy to the Dominican Republic from 2005 to 2006. A former politician in Ontario, Canada, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until he resigned on August 19, 2005 to accept his diplomatic appointment. He had been a Liberal MPP for twenty years, from 1985 to 2005.