Dianne Watts
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Dianne Watts is the mayor of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, elected in 2005 as the city's first female mayor.[1]
She ran as an independent candidate, defeating incumbent Doug McCallum, who had been her political ally as recently as 2003.[2] When she announced her intent to challenge McCallum, she claimed that a "culture of control and conflict has developed at city hall under Doug McCallum" and promised "better co-operation between the city and senior governments to bring more social services into Surrey to deal with homelessness, drug use and crime".[3]
Her election affected regional politics as well, since she replaced McCallum on the board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.[4]
Before becoming mayor she had served on the Surrey City Council since her election in 1996.[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thenownewspaper.com/issues05/113205/news/113205nn1.html
- ^ http://www.citytv.com/vancouver/news_18298.aspx
- ^ http://www.thenownewspaper.com/issues05/102105/news/102105nn2.html
- ^ http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=14045
- ^ http://www.surrey.ca/Inside+City+Hall/Your+Mayor+and+Council/Mayor+Watts.htm
