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Sam Sullivan CM (born November 13, 1959 [2]) is a Canadian politician who served as the MLA for Vancouver-False Creek.Previously, he served as the Minister of Communities, Sport, and Cultural Development with responsibility for Translink in the short-lived BC Liberal government after the 2017 election, as well as the 38th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and has been invested as a ...
She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver-False Creek in the 2020 election, defeating the incumbent BC Liberal candidate and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan. [10] She was named Parliamentary Secretary for Technology and Innovation by Premier John Horgan on November 26, 2020. [11]
Malcolm A. MacLean (1842–1895) was the first mayor of Vancouver. L. D. Taylor (1857–1946) was the longest-serving mayor, with 11 years between 1910 and 1934, whose political career was ultimately ended when his administration was proven corrupt.
Sim was elected mayor of Vancouver, running under the ABC Vancouver party banner, on October 15, 2022. He is the first challenger to defeat a sitting mayor of Vancouver since 1980, when Mike Harcourt upset incumbent Jack Volrich. [12] Sim is the first Chinese Canadian elected Mayor of Vancouver. [13] [14]
On 26 February 2008, together with Sam Sullivan, mayor of the City of Vancouver, Cheng agreed to proclaim the following 1 June (her mother's Chinese birthday) to be "Fei Fei Day". On 10 May 2008, Cheng performed a part originally played by her mother, in a performance from Lai Fa Palace during the 2008 Po Leung Kuk Charity Gala.
The city of Vancouver, along with the rest of British Columbia's municipalities, held its municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Canadian citizens who were over 18 years of age at the time of the vote, and had been a resident of Vancouver for the past 30 days and a resident of BC for the past six months, were able to vote for candidates in four races that were presented on one ballot.
Fei-fei Day was proclaimed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for 1 June 2008 (Shum's Chinese lunar calendar birthday). Mayor Sam Sullivan proclaimed this memorial day in Vancouver on 26 February 2008, a week after Shum's death. [9] On 21 July 2022 she is featured as a Google Doodle. [1]
Vancouver City Council is the governing body of Vancouver, British Columbia. The council consists of a mayor and ten councillors elected to serve a four-year term. Monthly, a deputy mayor is appointed from among the councillors. The current mayor is Ken Sim, who leads the party ABC Vancouver. City council meetings are held in Vancouver City Hall.