Harvey Rosen
| Harvey Rosen | |
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| Mayor of Kingston, Ontario | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Gerretsen |
Harvey Rosen was the mayor of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada from 2003 to 2010.[1]
Rosen was born in Kingston and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from York University in Toronto, and a Bachelor of Law degree from Queen's University in Kingston. He was called to the Bar in 1977.[2] Rosen was elected the council for the former Kingston Township in 1994 and in 1997 to the Board of Control of the newly amalgamated City of Kingston.[2] He practiced law until 2000, when he joined the family firm of Rosen Corp. Ltd., a family-owned firm, which at one point included Rosen Fuels, an oil company founded by Rosen's father.[3]
Rosen was elected the 94th Mayor of the City of Kingston on November 10, 2003.[2] Following controversy over a downtown entertainment complex development, he was re-elected for a four-year term on November 13, 2006, by a slim margin of 730 votes, winning over runner-up candidate and councillor Rick Downes.[4] He did not seek reelection in 2010.[5]
Rosen is of Jewish background, and was the first Jewish mayor of Kingston.[3] Rosen is also past president of Kingston's Beth Israel Congregation[2] His family were originally from the Lithuanian town of Anyksciai, which was almost wiped out during the Second World War.[3] He has been married twice and has two sons.[2][6]
[edit] References
- ^ Paul Schliesmann (8 December 2010). "New city council sworn in". The Kingston Whig Standard. http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2880214. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Harvey Rosen". Archive of City of Kingston, Ontario, Canada website. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070220204429/http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/council/councillors/mayor.asp. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ a b c Ron Csillag (14 November 2003). "Kingston elects its first-ever Jewish mayor". The Canadian Jewish News. http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5027&Itemid=86. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Kingston mayor re-elected — but just barely". CBC News. November 14, 2006. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/11/14/kingston-election.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Paul Schliesmann (April 22, 2010). "Harvey Rosen not seeking re-election". Kingston Whig Standard. http://www.kingstonwhigstandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2546193. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Ann Lukits. "Kingston group gears up for Cuba trip; Rowing shells, sports equipment along for the ride". Kingston Whig Standard. http://www.kingstonwhigstandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=741199. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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