Matt brown london ontario biography
Matt brown london ontario biography
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Matt Brown (Canadian politician)
Canadian politician
Matt Brown | |
|---|---|
| In office December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Joni Baechler |
| Succeeded by | Ed Holder |
| Born | Matthew Brown London, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | John Brown, Braden Brown |
Matthew Brown is a Canadian politician who served as the 63rd mayor of London from 2014 and 2018.[1]
Background
Brown was born in London, Ontario, in 1973.
He grew up in Woodstock before graduating from the University of Waterloo.[2] He has two sons, named John Brown and Braden Brown.[2]
Mayoralty
In the 2014 mayoral race, he defeated runner up Paul Cheng.
Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Brown represented Ward 7 on London City Council.[3]
As mayor, Brown oversaw the planning phase of the controversial Shiftbus rapid transit (BRT) network, on which construction began after his term as mayor.[4][5&