Lou Sekora Explained

Lou Sekora
Office:Councillor of Coquitlam
Term Start:2014
Term End:2005
Term Start1:1972
Term End1:1988
Office2:Mayor of Coquitlam
Term Start2:1983
Term End2:1997
Successor2:Jon Kingsbury
Office3:Member of the Canadian Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam
Term Start3:1998
Term End3:2000
Predecessor3:Sharon Hayes
Successor3:James Moore
Birth Date:4 November 1931
Birth Place:Hafford, Saskatchewan
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal Party of Canada

Louis Sekora (born November 4, 1931) is a Canadian politician.

Born in Hafford, Saskatchewan, Sekora served as mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia, from 1983 to 1997. He was first elected to city council in 1972. A series of acting mayors replaced him, eventually followed by Jon Kingsbury who served from 1998 to 2005.

Sekora resigned to run in a 1998 by-election and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada, representing the riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam.[1] In the 2000 general election, he lost his seat to Canadian Alliance candidate James Moore.[2]

Following his loss, he was appointed as a part-time Citizenship Judge by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

In 2005, he was elected back to the Coquitlam City Council as an independent.

In 2014, he ran for Mayor of Coquitlam again,[3] but was defeated by incumbent Richard Stewart.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Liberals win federal by-election in B.C.. The Globe and Mail. March 31, 1998.
  2. Web site: Alliance steals seats from Liberals. The Globe and Mail. November 28, 2000. 2017-12-08.
  3. Web site: Sekora runs for mayor of Coquitlam. Tri-City News. September 2, 2014. 2017-12-08.
  4. Web site: No change in Tri-Cities as all three incumbent mayors keep their seats. National Post. November 16, 2014. 2017-12-08.