{"id":1123,"date":"2014-09-01T02:31:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T02:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naaapconv.wpengine.com\/2014\/?page_id=1123"},"modified":"2014-09-01T02:35:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T02:35:14","slug":"david-h-tsubouchi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naaapconvention.org\/2014\/our-speakers\/naaap-100-recognizing-leaders\/david-h-tsubouchi\/","title":{"rendered":"David H. Tsubouchi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\"David<\/td>\nRegistrar and CEO of the Ontario College of Trades<\/p>\n

David H. Tsubouchi is the Registrar and CEO of the Ontario College of Trades, is appointed as the Honorary Consul General for Mongolia, and is author of his memoir \u201cGambatte,\u201d which was nominated for the Speaker\u2019s Book Award. He also currently sits on the Board of Governors for Seneca College and on the Board of Directors for the Markham Stouffville Hospital. Mr. Tsubouchi has worked as a partner in several law firms and has also served on other Boards of Directors, including for Hitachi Canada, York University, the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, and Teranet Income trust. He also was appointed by the Republic of Vietnam as the Co-Chair of the Canada Vietnamese Business Council.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tsubouchi holds the distinction of being the first Japanese Canadian to have been elected to any position in Canada. In 1988, he was elected as a Councilor for the Town of Markham, serving for six years. In 1995, he became the first Japanese Canadian to be elected to a provincial legislature and also to serve as a Cabinet Minister. Mr. Tsubouchi served as a Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Markham for two terms and has held several cabinet posts in the Ontario Legislature, including Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Solicitor General, Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet, and Minister of Culture. As a campaign chair, Mr. Tsubouchi has raised millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations and institutions, including Seneca College, Georgia Brown College, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and the Rising Sun Campaign to assist victims of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tsubouchi has received several other awards and honors, including the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Queen\u2019s Golden Jubilee Medal, the Bruce Bryden Award from York University, the Award of Merit from the Japanese Canadian Community, and the Canadian Horse Racing Industry Award of Recognition. Mr Tsubouchi is a frequent lecturer and key note speaker, speaking on matters including business development and the imprisonment of Japanese Canadians during WWII.<\/p>\n

Born in Toronto, Mr. Tsubouchi\u2019s parents were interned during World War II, when Canadians of Japanese descent were imprisoned and their property, possessions, and businesses were confiscated. His memoir \u201cGambatte,\u201d which is a Japanese word meaning \u201cdo your best and never give up,\u201d recalls his family and outlines his unusual career path, which has included acting, writing, law, politics, and community service. Mr. Tsubouchi holds a B.A. from York University, a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and an LL.D. from Assumption University.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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