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Linda Hepner

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Linda Hepner
36th Mayor of Surrey
In office
December 8, 2014 – November 5, 2018
Preceded byDianne Watts
Succeeded byDoug McCallum
Personal details
BornMay 16, 1949
Fredericton, New Brunswick
NationalityCanadian
Political partySurrey First
ResidenceSurrey
OccupationPolitician

Linda Hepner (born May 16, 1949)[1] is a Canadian politician, who served as the 36th mayor of Surrey, British Columbia as of the 2014 municipal election.[2]

Mayor of Surrey (2014–2018)

After joining the city staff as a manager in 1985,[1] Hepner was first elected to Surrey City Council in 2005 on Doug McCallum's Surrey Electors Team slate;[1] however, McCallum himself was defeated in the mayoral race by Dianne Watts, and Hepner joined Watts' Surrey First team.[1]

During her time as Mayor, Hepner as stated that she will "break ground" with Surrey's LRT, starting with phase 1.

Hepner decided not to seek re-election and appointed Surrey First City Councillor Tom Gill to run for mayor on the Surrey First slate.[3][4] On October 20, 2018, former mayor Doug McCallum was elected to succeed her in the 2018 Surrey municipal election.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sinoski, Kelly (October 31, 2014). "The Surrey mayoral race: Linda Hepner is a proven problem solver". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Bailey, Ian (November 15, 2014). "Linda Hepner elected Surrey mayor, succeeding long-time political ally". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner will not seek re-election – who will be her party's nominee? | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Brown, Scott (June 22, 2018). "Tom Gill is Surrey First's candidate for mayor". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

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