Gordon Van Tighem | |
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Gordon Van Tighem mayor of Yellowknife at the Wildcat Cafe | |
Mayor of Yellowknife | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2000 |
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Preceded by | Dave Lovell |
Personal details | |
Born | Calgary, Alberta |
Residence | Yellowknife |
Gordon Van Tighem is a Canadian politician. Born in Calgary, Alberta, he is a graduate of the University of Manitoba. He moved to Yellowknife from Edmonton in 1992 with his family. He is currently the mayor of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and was elected in October 2000, and he was acclaimed in 2003 and again in 2006 and won against two rival candidates in 2009.[1]