Alvin Curling | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1999–2005 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Bas Balkissoon |
Constituency | Scarborough—Rouge River |
In office 1985–1999 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Leonard Wells |
Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
Constituency | Scarborough North |
38th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
In office November 19, 2003 – August 19, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Gary Carr |
Succeeded by | Michael A. Brown |
Canada's ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
In office 2005–2006 | |
Preceded by | Adam Blackwell |
Succeeded by | Patricia Fortier |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingston, Jamaica | November 15, 1939
Political party | Liberal |
Residence(s) | Scarborough, Toronto |
Occupation | Educator, 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.