Nello Altomare
Nello Altomare | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning | |
| In office October 18, 2023 – January 14, 2025 On leave of absence: October 8, 2024–January 14, 2025[a] | |
| Premier | Wab Kinew |
| Preceded by | Wayne Ewasko |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Transcona | |
| In office September 10, 2019 – January 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Blair Yakimoski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 |
| Died | (aged 61) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Nello Altomare (1963 or 1964 – January 14, 2025) was a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Transcona as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba until his death in 2025.
Life and career
[edit]Altomare was born in Transcona in 1963 or 1964, before the amalgamation of Winnipeg took effect in 1972.[2][3] His parents were born in Italy.[2][4][3] He was certified as a teacher in 1986,[3]and became school administrator in the Transcona-Springfield and later River East Transcona School Divisions, based in northeast Winnipeg.[3][4]
In the 2019 election, Altomare defeated Progressive Conservative (PC) incumbent Blair Yakimoski to become the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Transcona. In the 42nd Manitoba Legislature, Altomare served as the NDP's critic for education and early childhood learning. He was appointed to serve as minister for the same portfolio after the NDP replaced the PCs as the governing party in the 2023 Manitoba general election.[3] As Minister, he oversaw the creation of a searchable online database of Manitoban teachers as part of an effort to increase transparency around misconduct in education.[4] He also oversaw the passing of legislation to create a permanent universal school food program, which Premier Wab Kinew said would be named "Nello's Law".[5] Other reforms included bans on cellphones in elementary school and stricter rules on requiring devices to be silenced during high school classes.[4]
Altomare was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma shortly after he was first elected as an MLA in 2019. Going on medical leave on October 8, 2024, he died 14 weeks later, on January 14, 2025, due to complications from chemotherapy. He was 61 years old. The Manitoba Legislative Building's flags where lowered to half-mast after his death.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Altomare married his wife Barb in 1997 and was survived by two adult children at the time of his death.[4]
Electoral results
[edit]| 2023 Manitoba general election: Transcona | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nello Altomare | 5,235 | 58.50 | +12.09 | $23,820.41 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Titi Tijani | 3,172 | 35.45 | -9.68 | $33,125.35 | |||
| Liberal | Arthur Bloomfield | 541 | 6.05 | -2.41 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,948 | 99.49 | – | $68,202.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 46 | 0.51 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 8,994 | 51.40 | -1.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 17,498 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +10.88 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Transcona | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nello Altomare | 4,030 | 46.01 | +17.81 | $15,870.22 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Blair Yakimoski | 3,918 | 44.73 | -5.07 | $28,026.59 | |||
| Liberal | Dylan Bekkering | 734 | 8.38 | -10.22 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,682 | 99.12% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | |||||||
| Turnout | 8,759 | 52.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,701 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +11.5 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Birnie, Sheldon (August 15, 2019). "Altomare seeking seat in Transcona". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ a b c d e "Nello Altomare: Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Macintosh, Maggie (2025-01-15). "Education minister remembered as 'mayor of Transcona'". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Liewicki, Nathan (January 15, 2025). "Education Minister Nello Altomare, 61, 'changed the lives of Manitoba students forever': premier". CBC News. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received: 42nd General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2019". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "RESULTS SUMMARY: 42ND GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Marcoux, Jacques (2019-08-27). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt is serving as acting minister of Education during the Leave of Absence
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