Bas Balkissoon

Bas Balkissoon
Balkissoon in 2015 as Deputy Speaker
Ontario MPP
In office
November 24, 2005 – March 22, 2016
Preceded byAlvin Curling
Succeeded byRaymond Cho
ConstituencyScarborough—Rouge River
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byPaul Ainslie (interim)
Chin Lee
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 18 Scarborough Malvern
In office
1998–2000
Serving with Raymond Cho
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Scarborough City Councillor for Ward 13
In office
1988–1997
Preceded byBob Sanders
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born1952 or 1953 (age 73–74)
PartyLiberal
SpouseTahay Balkissoon
Children3
PortfolioDeputy Speaker (2011-2016)

Bas Balkissoon (born 1952 or 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. From 1988 to 1997 he was a municipal councillor in Scarborough and from 1998 to 2005 he was a councillor in the amalgamated city of Toronto.