Taras Kozyra
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Taras Kozyra (born September 26, 1941 in Bilawyncij, Ukraine) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.
Kozrya moved to Canada at a young age, and was educated at the University of Western Ontario and Lakehead University. He was an educator, and also served as a councillor in Thunder Bay from 1972 to 1978 and from 1982 to 1987.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating NDP candidate Chris Southcott by just under 2,000 votes in the constituency of Port Arthur. He served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years, and was parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Northern Development on two occasions.
The Liberals unexpectedly lost to the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Kozyra lost his seat to NDP candidate Shelley Wark-Martyn by 1,034 votes.
Kozyra was the principal of the English section of the Korean International School (KIS) between 2004 and 2006.
