Mel Lastman

Mel Lastman
Lastman in 2003
62nd Mayor of Toronto
In office
January 1, 1998 – November 30, 2003
Preceded byBarbara Hall (Mayor of Old Toronto)
Alan Tonks (Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto)
Succeeded byDavid Miller
3rd Mayor of North York
In office
January 1, 1973[1] – December 31, 1997
Preceded byBasil H. Hall
Succeeded byPosition abolished[2]
Personal details
Born
Melvin Douglas Lastman

(1933-03-09)March 9, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 11, 2021(2021-12-11) (aged 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park
Political partyIndependent (municipal)
Progressive Conservative (provincial)
Spouse
Marilyn Bornstein
(m. 1952; died 2020)
Children4
ProfessionBusinessman

Melvin Douglas Lastman (March 9, 1933 – December 11, 2021) was a Canadian businessman and politician, who served as the third mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997 and the 62nd Mayor of Toronto from 1998 to 2003. He was the first person to serve as the mayor of Toronto following the amalgamation of Metro Toronto in 1998 and its six constituent municipalities. Lastman is also known for having founded the Bad Boy Furniture chain.

  1. ^ Parsons, Anne (December 30, 1972). "Lastman itemizes millions: Mayors in Metro disclose holdings". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. pp. 1, 2. All Metro Toronto municipal politicians elected on 4 December 1972 took office on 1 January 1973.
  2. ^ The City of North York was amalgamated with the 5 other municipalities of Metro Toronto to form the city of Toronto on January 1, 1998.