Steven Del Duca

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Steven Alfonso Del Duca ECO (born July 7, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the mayor of Vaughan since 2022. Del Duca previously served as the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022 and was an Ontario cabinet minister from 2014 to 2018, first as the minister of transportation and then as the minister of economic development. He represented the riding of Vaughan in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2018. On October 24, 2022, he was elected the mayor of Vaughan, taking office on November 15. Steven Alfonso Del Duca was born on July 7, 1973, in Etobicoke, Ontario. He is a first-generation Canadian, born to an Italian father and a Scottish mother. His paternal grandfather immigrated to Canada from Terelle, Italy in 1951, while his father Benny immigrated to Canada seven years later in 1958, both working in the construction industry. His mother Margaret immigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1961. Del Duca has cited his grandparents as key influences on his political career, stating, "Ontario and Canada gave them a ton of opportunity. I grew up believing… you have to be dedicated, sacrifice, all those important things.