Biography

David Tsubouchi, BA (York), LLB (York), LL.D (Assumption)

Mr. Tsubouchi was appointed to the Board of Governors on July 1, 2004.  He is the Chair of the Pension Fund Board of Trustees, and also serves on the Finance and Audit Committee and the Sub-Committee on Investment Performance. 

 Mr. Tsubouchi is counsel at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. He has a 15-year history in public service, first as a councillor in Markham and thereafter as the Markham member of provincial parliament between 1995 and 2003. He held the positions of Minister of Community and Social Services, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Solicitor General, Minister of Culture and Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet. Mr. Tsubouchi is a York alumnus, receiving both a BA and an LLB from York. Active in the community, Mr. Tsubouchi has been recognized for his contributions and has been awarded numerous honours including an LLD from Assumption University in Windsor, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, the Bruce Bryden Award for leadership from York University and has been made an honorary Aboriginal chief of police.