Dave Bronconnier

Dave Bronconnier
35th Mayor of Calgary
In office October 22, 2001 – October 25, 2010
Preceded by	Al Duerr
Succeeded by	Naheed Nenshi
Personal details
Born	October 7, 1962 (1962-10-07) (age 49) Calgary, Alberta
Spouse(s)	Cindy Bronconnier

David 'Dave' Thomas Bronconnier (born October 7, 1962) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 35th Mayor of Calgary, Alberta.

Biography

Bronconnier was born on October 7, 1962. A third generation Calgarian (his great grandmother was born in Calgary in 1895), he grew up in the southwest community of Glenbrook and attended Viscount Bennett High School. Bronconnier enrolled at the University of Calgary but left after a short while to pursue work opportunities. He worked for the City of Calgary Electric System and for Alberta Government Telephones and then in 1983 started a small construction company. In 1987, Bronconnier and his business partner founded First General Services. The company specializes exclusively in insurance restoration and fire damage repairs and now employs 15 people. He is married to Cindy Bronconnier, with whom he has four children.

Political career

Bronconnier served on Calgary's city council as the Alderman for Ward 6 for nine years.^[1] He was first elected in 1992 and then served 3 terms before deciding to run for mayor. In 1997, Bronconnier ran in the federal election as the Liberal candidate for Calgary West. Bronconnier was defeated by a landslide in this election by Reform Party candidate Rob Anders.^[2] Long serving and very popular mayor Al Duerr was retiring leaving the position open. Bronconnier narrowly defeated Bev Longstaff, Duerr's protege, winning the mayoralty race of 2001.^[1] He became Calgary's 35th mayor.^[3]

Bronconnier was re-elected in 2004^[1] with nearly 80% of the votes. Only 18% of the population voted, making it the lowest voter turnout for a municipal election in Western Canada.^[4] He campaigned for re-election in the 2007 Calgary municipal election and was re-elected with 61% of the votes.^[5]

On February 23, 2010, Bronconnier announced that he would not seek reelection in the 2010 municipal election. ^[6] He was among the finalists for the 2010 World Mayor prize.

In November 2011, Bronconnier was named by Premier Allison Redford Alberta's trade commissioner in Washington DC for a temporary nine-month term.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "The City of Calgary - Office of the Mayor - About the Mayor". Calgarymayor.ca. http://www.calgarymayor.ca/about/aboutthemayor.cfm. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
2. ^ "Calgary West - Canada Votes". CBC.ca. 2008-11-07. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/249/. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
3. ^ "The City of Calgary: Meet Mayor Dave Bronconnier". Content.calgary.ca. http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/City+Newsroom/Corporate+Overview/City+Council/Meet+Mayor+Dave+Bronconnier/About+Dave+Bronconnier.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-16. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Fong, Petti (2007-10-15). "Decent wage but no place to live". Toronto Star (thestar.com). http://www.thestar.com/News/article/266816. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
5. ^ "CBC News - Calgary - Election squeakers shake Calgary council, mayor re-elected". Cbc.ca. 2007-10-16. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/10/15/cgy-results.html. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
6. ^ Calgary Mayor Bronconnier won't seek re-election. Calgary Herald.
7. ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Bronconnier+Alberta+temporary+trade+envoy+Washington+with+video/5681881/story.html

External links

• City Mayors' profile of Dave Bronconnier

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Name	Bronconnier, David
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Date of birth	1962-10-07
Place of birth	Calgary, Alberta
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