Cesar Palacio
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Cesar Palacio is a Toronto city councillor representing one of the two Davenport wards. Born in Ecuador he followed his father to Toronto in 1972. Working several blue-collar jobs he first became involved in politics as a volunteer with local MP Charles Caccia. In 1985 he was hired the executive assistant to councillor Betty Disero and he remained in the office for several years. For a few months in 2000 he was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Dennis Fotinos, but the appointment was conditional on him not running in the subsequent election. In 2003 he ran to succeed Disero and won a tough race against NDPer Alejandra Bravo. He is a cousin of the President of Equador, Alfredo Palacio.
