Tara Veer | |
Office: | 25th Mayor of Red Deer |
Term Start: | October 29, 2013 |
Term End: | present |
Predecessor: | Morris Flewwelling |
Successor: | Ken Johnston |
Office1: | Member of the Red Deer City Council |
Term Start1: | October 26, 2004 |
Term End1: | October 29, 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Not applicable |
Successor1: | Not applicable |
Birth Date: | 29 December 1977 |
Birth Place: | Red Deer, Alberta |
Education: | Queen's University (BA) Red Deer College |
Tara Veer is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Red Deer, Alberta in the 2013 municipal election.[1] She was the youngest mayor at age 35, and the second woman of the city's history, after Gail Surkan, to be elected mayor of the city.
Prior to her election as mayor, Veer served on Red Deer City Council for nine years.[1]
Veer was re-elected against challenger Sean Burke in the 2017 municipal election.[2]
Veer did not seek re-election in the 2021 municipal election, and was succeeded by Ken Johnston.[3] [4]