David Reville
| David Reville | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1985–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Renwick |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Churley |
| Constituency | Riverdale |
| City Councillor, Ward 7 | |
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In office December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1985 Serving with Gordon Cressy (1980-1982), Joanne Campbell (1982-1985) |
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| Preceded by | Janet Howard |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 19, 1943 Brantford, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Profession | Consultant |
David R. Reville (born April 19, 1943) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Riverdale. Between 1990 and 1995 he was an advisor to the government of Bob Rae.
Reville was born in Brantford, Ontario. After graduating from Brantford Collegiate Institute in 1961, he attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto and proceeded to law school. It was expected that he would follow the career path of his father, an Ontario judge. Instead, Reville became manic-depressive and attempted to kill himself during his law studies. He was institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital and became a crusader for mental health reform upon his release.
During an interview with Canadian Press, Reville intoned, tongue firmly in cheek, "I became a New Democrat because I was mentally ill" and was bemused when his statement appeared as a headline in newspapers across the country. He was making the point that he had begun to learn something about powerlessness in hospital, and joined the NDP to fight for marginalized people. He once joked that he was the only MPP with a certificate to prove that he was sane.
Reville served on Toronto's city council from 1980 to 1985, and emerged as a popular alderman in the downtown area. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, winning an easy victory in Riverdale. He was re-elected in the 1987 election, defeating future Liberal Member of Parliament Jim Karygiannis by about 1,500 votes. Reville was an opposition MPP throughout his time in the house.
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