Raymond Cho (politician)

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The Honourable Raymond Cho MPP
조성준
Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
Incumbent
Assumed office June 29, 2018
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Dipika Damerla
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough North (Scarborough—Rouge River; 2016-2018)
Incumbent
Assumed office September 1, 2016
Preceded by	Bas Balkissoon
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River
In office December 1, 2000 – September 10, 2016
Preceded by	New ward
Succeeded by	Neethan Shan
Chair of the Scarborough Community Council
In office December 1, 2003 – June 27, 2005
Preceded by	Ron Moeser
Succeeded by	Michael Thompson
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 18 Scarborough Malvern
In office January 1, 1998 – December 1, 2000
Preceded by	Ward created
Succeeded by	Ward dissolved
Metro Toronto Councillor for Ward 18 Scarborough Malvern
In office December 1, 1991 – January 1, 1998
Preceded by	Bob Sanders
Succeeded by	City amalgamated
Personal details
Born	(1936-11-18) November 18, 1936 (age 87) Seoul, Japanese-Occupied Korea[1]
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Other political affiliations	New Democratic (until 1991) Independent Liberal (2004) Ontario Liberal (2005) Independent (municipal)
Spouse	Soon Ok[2]
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupation	Social worker politician

Raymond Sung Joon Cho (Korean: 조성준; born November 18, 1936) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Ontario minister of seniors and accessibility since June 29, 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Cho has sat as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) since 2016. He currently represents Scarborough North, and is the Legislative Assembly's oldest sitting MPP. Cho's over 30-year long political career began in 1991 when he was first elected to the Metro Toronto Council. Following amalgamation in 1998, Cho ran for Toronto City Council, where he re-elected eight times until resigning in 2016 following a successful run for Scarborough—Rouge River in a provincial by-election. Prior to entering politics, Cho worked as a social worker.