Neethan Shan
Neethan Shan | |
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| நீதன் ஷான் | |
| Toronto City Councillor | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer McKelvie |
| Constituency | Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park |
| In office February 13, 2017 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Cho |
| Succeeded by | Ward dissolved |
| Constituency | Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River |
| Chair of the Toronto District School Board | |
| In office November 13, 2024 – October 4, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rachel Chernos Lin |
| Toronto District School Board Trustee | |
| In office November 15, 2022 – October 4, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Constituency | Ward 17 Scarborough Centre |
| In office January 25, 2016 – February 13, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Shaun Chen |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hai Patel |
| Constituency | Ward 21 Scarborough—Rouge River |
| York Region District School Board Trustee | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Juanita Nathan |
| Constituency | Wards 7 and 8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neethan Shanmugarajah December 24, 1978 |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Party | Independent (municipal) New Democratic (federal) Ontario New Democratic (provincial) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Canada (2003–2007) |
| Spouse | Thadsha Navaneethan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BSc, 2001) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (BEd, 2003; MEd, 2012) |
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| Website | neethanshan.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.