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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Mel Lastman
- Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman (born March 9, 1933), nicknamed "Mayor Mel" or "Mega City Mel", is a Canadian businessman and politician.
- He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain.
- He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1973 until 1997.
- At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other municipalities, was amalgamated with the city of Toronto.
- Lastman ran for and won the mayoral race for the new "megacity", defeating incumbent Toronto mayor Barbara Hall.
- Re-elected in November 2000, he served until his retirement after the 2003 municipal election.
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