Sophia Aggelonitis is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Aggelonitis was an entrepreneur, manufacturing and distributing a "Sauces by Sophia" brand of tzatziki to supermarkets and specialty food stores in Southern Ontario. She was subsequen...
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Sophia Aggelonitis is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Aggelonitis was an entrepreneur, manufacturing and distributing a "Sauces by Sophia" brand of tzatziki to supermarkets and specialty food stores in Southern Ontario. She was subsequently elected president of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce in March 2007, but resigned at the end of June to pursue the Liberal nomination after Marie Bountrogianni announced that she would not seek another term in office.
Aggelonitis was elected with 37.2% of the vote, defeating the NDP candidate by close to 2,000 votes. After the election Aggelonitis was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services. In addition, Aggelonitis is a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the...
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