Berry Vrbanovic

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Berry Vrbanovic
Vrbanovic in 2017
Mayor of Kitchener
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byCarl Zehr
Personal details
Born (1966-08-19) August 19, 1966 (age 57)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Political partyLiberal
Alma materWilfrid 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.[1] 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Berry Vrbanovic elected Kitchener mayor". CBC News. October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mayor Berry Vrbanovic: Biography". City of Kitchener. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

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