8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁eastern ▁Toronto ▁r iding ▁of ▁Sc ar borough ▁East . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁David ▁Pet erson . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁municipal ▁politician ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sc ar borough , ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Background ▁F ult on ▁attended ▁the ▁R . H . ▁King ▁Academy ▁in ▁Sc ar borough . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Municipal ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁al der man ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sc ar borough ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁Toronto ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁city ▁controller ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Metro ▁Toronto ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Water front ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁Metro ▁Council . ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Ontario ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁defe ating ▁his ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁oppon ent ▁by ▁ 4 , 6 1 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁formed ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁after ▁this ▁election , ▁and ▁F ult on ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁cabinet ▁on