Lou Sekora
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Louis "Lou" Sekora (born November 4, 1931) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Hafford, Saskatchewan, but raised in Greece to a Greek family, Sekora served as mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia, from 1988 to 1997. He previously served as a member of the City Council from 1973 to 1988. A series of acting mayors replaced him, eventually followed by Jon Kingsbury who served from 1998 to 2005.
Sekora resigned to run in a 1998 by-election and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada, representing the riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam. In the 2000 general election, he lost his seat to Conservative candidate James Moore
Following his loss, he was appointed as a part-time Citizenship Judge by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
In 2005 he was elected back to the Coquitlam City Council as an independent.
| Preceded by Sharon Hayes |
Member for Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam 1998-2000 |
Succeeded by James Moore |
