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Mário Silva | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Davenport | |
| In office 28 June 2004 – 2 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Caccia |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Cash |
| Toronto city councillor | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Tony O'Donohue |
| Succeeded by | Wards reorganized due to the municipal amalgamation of Toronto |
| Constituency | Ward 3 (Brockton) |
| Toronto city councillor | |
| In office 1997–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Ward established |
| Succeeded by | Adam Giambrone |
| Constituency | Ward 20 (Trinity-Niagara) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1966 Azores, Portugal |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Profession | Legal scholar |
Mário Silva (born 11 June 1966) is a Canadian legal scholar and former politician. Silva served as a Canadian member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. He began his political career as a Toronto city councillor from 1994 to 2003. He then moved to federal politics, being elected for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2004 election in the Toronto riding of Davenport. He served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs (Americas) after having served as Critic for the Treasury Board and Labour. In 2007, the President of the French Republic bestowed him the title of Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur). He has also been awarded the Order of Merit of Portugal.[1] and the Order of Rio Branco from Brazil.
Silva holds a BA in political science from the University of Toronto, a "Certificat de Langue Française" from Paris-Sorbonne University, and a master's degree in International Human Rights Law from University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.[2] Silva holds a PhD in the Faculty of Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Silva's PhD thesis is titled "Failed and Failing States: Causes and Conditions."[3] On 15 December 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him to chair the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (formally the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF)) in 2013.[4] He is currently a distinguished fellow, law and business at Ryerson University in Toronto.[citation needed] On 30 July 2020 he was appointed vice chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.[citation needed]
- ^ "Award to Canadians". Mario Silva. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Official Biography". Human Rights Doctorate. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Official Biography". Mario Silva. Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Minister Kenney announces Canada's appointment to chair International Task Force on Holocaust Education". Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.