Fred Eisenberger

Infobox Officeholder
name = Fred Eisenberger


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order = Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
term_start = 2006
term_end = "Present"
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predecessor = Larry Di Ianni
successor = "Incumbent"
birth_date = 1952
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party = Conservative Party of Canada
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Fred Eisenberger (born 1952) is a Dutch-Canadian politician. He is the current mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry DiIanni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history. He served as Chair of the Hamilton Port Authority Board prior to his election in 2006. cite web| title = Official Web Site: Mayor Fred Eisenberger| url=http://mayorfred.ca/| accessdate = 2007-12-03]

Background

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he emigrated with his family to Canada when he was eight years old. He attended Sir Winston Churchill School in East Hamilton. He graduated with honours from Mohawk College as well as he had taken courses at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University. [http://www.myspace.com/fredformayor]

Eisenberger spent 3 terms as one of two Aldermen in Ward 5 of Hamilton (1991-2000). He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor in 2000 (placing third behind Robert E. Wade and Bob Morrow). He registered, but withdrew from the 2003 Mayoral election due to a ruled conflict of interest by the federal ethics councillor. The complaint stemmed from the fact that Eisenberger was serving as chair of the Hamilton Port Authority Board. Faced with the choice of resignation from the board or candidacy in the election, he chose to withrdaw from the race. [cite news|title=Hamilton mayoral candidate drops out of race after conflict-of-interest ruling|url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=506226361&Fmt=3&clientId=64067&RQT=309&VName=PQD
date=2003-10-05|publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire. Toronto|accessdate=2006-12-11] In the 2004 Canadian Federal Election, Eisenberger ran for the Conservative Party in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek (finishing third behind Liberal Tony Valeri and New Democrat Tony DePaulo).

2006 Mayoral Election

During the campaign Eisenberger stated he believes elected officials should be limited from serving more than two consecutive terms of office without a one term break. [cite news|author=Wade Hemsworth|publisher=Hamilton Spectator, The (ON)|date=2006-10-30|page=Section: LOCAL, A11|accessdate=2006-12-11|title=LIMIT COUNCIL TERMS, SAYS EISENBERGER
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Ethics & Integrity

Since winning the 2006 Hamilton Mayorial election, Eisenberger has attempted to champion bringing ethics and integrity back to Hamilton council by bringing in an Integrity Commissioner to watch over councillors.cite web| title = Stoney Creek News (Kevin Werner): Clark increases call for integrity commissioner| url=http://www.stoneycreeknews.com/printarticle/117103| accessdate = 2008-09-22] cite web| title = RAISE THE HAMMER (Ryan McGreal): Community News Publishes Excerpts from Mayor's Controversial Interview| url=http://www.raisethehammer.org/blog.asp?id=1047| accessdate = 2008-09-22] On January, 2008, The Mayor lashed out at councillors who he felt were trying to derail his 2006 campaign promise to bring in an integrity commissioner.cite web| title = The Hamilton Spectator (Daniel Nolan): Eisenberger lashed out at councillors| url=http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/316879| accessdate = 2008-09-22]

On July, 2008, a leaked tape of a private conversation between Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Hamilton Spectator columnist Andrew Dreschel was released to "Hamilton Community News". This after the Mayor has admonished his own council since 2006 for leaking info to the media. During his tenure, the mayor has allowed many of his councillors to walk away unscathed from clear violations of the city's code of conduct.cite web| title = Hamilton Mountain News (Mark Cripps): Leaked tape big problem for mayor | url=http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/news/article/135155| accessdate = 2008-09-22] In September 2008, Council cleared him of any wrongdoing, despite an investigator's findings that he had broken their code of conduct.cite web| title = The Hamilton Spectator (Andrew Dreschel): Eisenberger breathes easy, but Clark ...?| url=http://www.thespec.com/article/433912| accessdate = 2008-09-22]

References

External links

* [http://mayorfred.ca/ Mayor Fred Eisenberger's Official web site]