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Olivia Chow (Chinese: 鄒至蕙; Cantonese Yale: Jāu Ji-waih; born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian politician who has been the 66th mayor of Toronto since July 12, 2023. . Previously, Chow served as the New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament (MP) for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014, and was a councillor on the Metro Toronto Council from 1992 to the 1998 amalgamation followed by ...
The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. [2] While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship. [3] Olivia Chow has served as the 66th and current mayor of Toronto since July 12, 2023, after winning the 2023 by-election. [4]
Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, was appointed in 1834 after his Reform coalition won the new City of Toronto's first election and he was chosen by the Reformers. The most recent election to the office of mayor was a by-election on June 26, 2023 in which Olivia Chow was elected.
The 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election was held on Monday, June 26, 2023, to elect the 66th mayor of Toronto to serve the remainder of the 2022–2026 city council term following the resignation of Mayor John Tory. The election was won by Olivia Chow, a former city councillor and member of Parliament (MP).
Jack Layton, 2008. The Layton family is a Canadian political family. It includes Jack Layton, who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party.It also includes Olivia Chow, Jack's widow who is Mayor of Toronto since 2023 and served as a city councillor for Metropolitan Toronto and the City of Toronto from 1998 to 2005 and as a member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014 ...
Olivia Chow: March 12 Chow was the New Democratic Member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 until March 2014 when she resigned to enter the mayoral race. She had been a Metro Toronto Councillor and then a Toronto City Councillor from 1991 to 2005. Mark Cidade January 2
Olivia Chow: Mayor: The mayor is a member of all City Council committees except for the community councils. John Tory resigned on February 17, 2023. Chow was elected in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, and took office on July 12, 2023. Vincent Crisanti: 1 Etobicoke North: Etobicoke York Stephen Holyday: 2 Etobicoke Centre: Etobicoke York
As statutory deputy mayor, Jennifer McKelvie automatically assumes limited mayoral powers to act as the city's chief executive until a by-election is held. [8] June 26, 2023: Olivia Chow is elected in the mayoral by-election to serve the remainder of the council term. [9] July 12, 2023: Chow takes office as mayor of Toronto. [10]