The first black Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, a position to which he was elected in November, 2003; Dr. Alvin F. Dr. Curling was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1985, representing the former riding of Scarborough North, now Scarborough-Rouge River. Upon winning the riding he amassed the highest vote total in Canadian history. He was re-elected in five subsequent elections ending in October 2003 and in August 2005 was appointed Canada’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
Between 1985 and 1990, Dr. Curling served as Minister of Housing introducing a comprehensive housing strategy and Ontario’s first province wide rent control legislation. Dr. Curling also served as Minister of Skills Development and was a member of the Premier's Council on Science and Technology and chaired the Standing Committee on Estimates from November 1995 to January 1997.
Educated at CAST/ University of Technology, Kingston Jamaica, Seneca College and Atkinson College at York University in Toronto, before entering politics, Dr. Curling was the Director of Student Affairs for Seneca College from 1972 to 1985.
Strongly committed to promoting literacy, Dr. Curling was President of World Literacy of Canada from 1981 to 1984. He is actively involved in many community organizations and was Chair of the Advisory Board to the Caribana Cultural Committee from 1997 to 1998. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the World Hunger Project.
For his strong community involvement, Curling was honoured by the Government of Jamaica with the Order of Distinction, and carries the rank of Commander and was most recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree, Doctor of Letters from the University of Technology in Jamaica. Throughout his career Dr. Curling has displayed a strong commitment to public service and continues to do so.
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