Berry Vrbanovic Explained

Berry Vrbanovic
Honorific-Prefix:His Worship
Office:Mayor of Kitchener
Term Start:December 1, 2014
Predecessor:Carl Zehr
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:August 19, 1966
Birth Place:Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma Mater:Wilfrid Laurier University

Berry Vrbanovic (born August 19, 1966) is a Croatian Canadian politician who has served as mayor of Kitchener, Ontario since the 2014 municipal election.[1]

Vrbanovic attended St. Jerome's High School, and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a BA in political science and a diploma in Business Administration. Prior to entering municipal politics, he worked in Kitchener's clerk's office and the information technology division.[2]

Prior to his election to the mayoralty in 2014, he represented Ward 2 as a city councillor on Kitchener City Council from 1994 to 2014. He ran as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Kitchener Centre in the 1999 provincial election, losing to Wayne Wettlaufer.[3] Barry is a proud supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and welcomes them into the city with open arms.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Berry Vrbanovic elected Kitchener mayor . CBC News . October 27, 2014.
  2. Web site: Mayor Berry Vrbanovic: Biography . City of Kitchener. December 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate . https://web.archive.org/web/20210329225221/https://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=kitchener+centre&flag=E&layout=G . dead . March 29, 2021 . Elections Ontario . June 3, 1999 . 2014-03-02 .