Notable Greek Canadians

List of notable Greek Canadians

Politicians

• Eleni Bakopanos - Liberal MP for Saint-Denis since 1993
• Staff Barootes - Former Conservative Senator
• Marie Bountrogianni - Liberal MPP for Hamilton Mountain since 1999
• John Cannis - Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre since 1993
• Philippe Gigantès - Former Liberal Senator
• Maurine Karagianis - New Democratic Party of British Columbia MLA, former Esquimalt, British Columbia municipal councillor
• Jim Karygiannis - Liberal MP for Scarborough—Agincourt since 1988
• Constantine George Mitges - Former PC MP, first Greek elected federally
• George Samis - Former Ontario New Democratic Party MPP, first Greek elected in Canada to a Legislature
• Christos Sirros - former Quebec Liberal MNA and provincial cabinet minister

 Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, currently the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Metchosin in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
She was first elected in the 2005 election, garnering almost 50 percent of votes cast and 2,895 more votes than the next closest candidate.^[1]
In August 2007, Karagianis was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Transportation in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet. She had previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry Children and Family Development, and, prior to that, the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
Prior to serving as an MLA, she was elected as a municipal councillor in Esquimalt in 1996, and re-elected in 1999 and again in 2002. She is an entrepreneur, opening her own retail fashion store, operating a wholesale venture and a successful import/export business. She was also a co-founder of the Sunshine Folkfest in Powell River, BC.
Starting in 1998, she served three years with the provincial government as assistant to three NDP cabinet ministers – first in the Social Services ministry and then in Transportation and Highways. She recently ran a consulting company that works with non-profit organizations and First Nations communities to create affordable housing. *wikipedia*