Steven Alfonso Del Duca (born July 7, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 5th mayor of Vaughan since 2022.

[6] Del Duca has cited his grandparents as key influences on his political career, stating, “Ontario and Canada gave them a ton of opportunity.

But the other half of the bargain is that this province, this country are supposed to give you real opportunity.”[7] He lives with his wife, Utilia Amaral, and their two daughters, in Woodbridge, Ontario.

[11] Del Duca founded a local group called Go Vote Vaughan in 2006 in an effort to boost voter turnout in his hometown’s municipal elections and worked on a city task force for democratic reform at a time when Vaughan’s local government had a reputation for dysfunction.

He worked with all levels of government, community leaders and organizations to establish the Greater Toronto Region Economic Summit, which took place in May 2009.

[13] Del Duca has worked as an executive assistant to MPP Greg Sorbara and was the director of public affairs for the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario before he was elected in 2012.

[14][15][16] In 2012, he ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Vaughan, in a by-election called to replace Greg Sorbara who retired earlier in the year.

[23] In January 2018, Del Duca left his position as minister of transportation and took over the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth.

[28] Under his leadership, the Ontario Liberals have retired their $10 million debt from the 2018 election and nominated an equal slate of male and female candidates across the province.

[31][32][33] Del Duca has also announced that the Ontario Liberal Party will work to provide equal pay and opportunity for women, create five new provincial parks, fight systemic racism in schools and policing, and boost Old Age Security payments.