Rod Sykes

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James Rodney "Rod" Winter Sykes is a former Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Calgary from 1969 – 1977 and Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1980 – 1982.

In 1984, he was nominated by Alan Clarke, Calgary East Federal Liberal Riding Association Vice President, to run for the Liberal Party for a seat in the House of Commons, in the former riding of Calgary East. At the time this was the largest riding in Canada.

Sykes was eventually acclaimed at a nomination meeting with over six-hundred members in attendance. Despite being the only Liberal candidate endorsed by the Calgary Sun that year, he eventually lost to Progressive Conservative Alex Kindy in the general election.

On July 4, 1970, he argued that the children of Calgary should be allowed to attend the Festival Express concert for free.

Sykes was born in 1929 in Montreal, Quebec, and was primarily raised in Victoria, British Columbia. He attended Sir George Williams University in Montreal.

He and his wife Gisèle have five children and fourteen grandchildren. He also has a sister, Anne, who lives in Victoria.

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