Neethan Shan

Neethan Shan
நீதன் ஷான்
Toronto City Councillor
Assumed office
September 29, 2025
Preceded byJennifer McKelvie
ConstituencyWard 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park
In office
February 13, 2017 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byRaymond Cho
Succeeded byWard dissolved
ConstituencyWard 42 Scarborough—Rouge River
Chair of the Toronto District School Board
In office
November 13, 2024 – October 4, 2025
Preceded byRachel Chernos Lin
Toronto District School Board Trustee
In office
November 15, 2022 – October 4, 2025
Preceded byDavid Smith
ConstituencyWard 17 Scarborough Centre
In office
January 25, 2016 – February 13, 2017
Preceded byShaun Chen
Succeeded byAbdul Hai Patel
ConstituencyWard 21 Scarborough—Rouge River
York Region District School Board Trustee
In office
December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Succeeded byJuanita Nathan
ConstituencyWards 7 and 8
Personal details
BornNeethan Shanmugarajah
(1978-12-24) December 24, 1978
CitizenshipCanadian
PartyIndependent (municipal)
New Democratic (federal)
Ontario New Democratic (provincial)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party of Canada (2003–2007)
SpouseThadsha Navaneethan
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BSc, 2001)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (BEd, 2003; MEd, 2012)
Occupation
  • Youth worker
  • politician
Websiteneethanshan.ca
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Neethan Shanmugarajah (born December 24, 1978) is a Canadian politician and youth advocate. He currently represents Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park on Toronto City Council, and is Toronto's first Tamil-Canadian councillor.