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Kormos born in Welland
Peter Kormos is born in Welland on Oct. 7, 1952. -
Expelled from high school
Kormos is expelled from Eastdale Secondary School after distributing anti-Vietnam war pamphlets to students. He had led a sit-in student strike after the school refused to lower the Canadian flag after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. -
Kormos called to the bar
After his post-secondary education at Niagara College, York University and Osgoode Hall, Kormos is called to the bar in 1980. -
Elected to Welland City Council
While working as a Welland lawyer, Kormos successfully ran for a spot as a Welland city councillor. -
Entrance into provincial politics
Peter wins a by-election to replace Mel Swart as the member of provincial parliament for Welland. -
Kormos becomes cabinet minister
NDP wins provincial election under leader Bob Rae. Kormos is appointed Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations and Minister of Financial Institutions. -
Sunshine boy dropped from cabinet
After posing as a Sunshine Boy for the Toronto Sun, Kormos gets booted from his cabinet post by NDP leader Bob Rae. -
NDP Leadership bid
Kormos runs for the NDP leadership, but loses to Howard Hampton -
NDP House Leader
Kormos starts his 10-year run as the house leader of the Ontario NDP caucus -
Retirement from provincial politics
After 23 years in provincial politics, Kormos announces his retirement and says he won't run again as an MPP. -
Elected to regional council
Kormos is elected to Niagara Region council, taking over the Welland seat left by Cindy Forster, who won Kormos' vacant MPP role. -
Radio show launches
On Feb. 17, 'The Region' debuts on 610 CKTB radio. Kormos hosts the hour-long weekly show with St. Catharines regional councillor Andy Petrowski. -
Found dead at home
At 10:45 a.m., police, fire and Niagara EMS respond to Kormos' home in Welland, where he's found dead.
