Richard Stewart

His Worship Richard Stewart
Mayor of Coquitlam^[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Maxine Wilson
Councillor of Coquitlam^[2]
In office November 19, 2005 – December 1, 2008
MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville^[3]
In office 2001–2005
Preceded by	John M. Cashore
Succeeded by	Diane Thorne
Personal details
Born	Age: 52
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	BC Liberals
Spouse(s)	Anna Rosa Stewart
Children	4
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University
Occupation	Politician, Entrepreneur
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	RichardStewart.ca

Richard Stewart is the current mayor for the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia.^[1] Stewart was elected to Coquitlam City Council in 2005.^[2] He is bilingual (English and French). Stewart has lived all his life in Coquitlam. He was married in 1983 to Anna Rosa, they have four children. Stewart has served his community in the provincial government as MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville 2001-2005;^[3] appointed MLA Responsible for Francophone Affairs, member of the Government Caucus Committee on the Economy, and Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Education.

At the local government level, Stewart has served on Economic Development Committees, on a local Advisory Design Panel, on Housing Committees, and as a Trustee on the Coquitlam Public Library Board. Stewart is a writer, and has operated his own publishing, government relations and communications business.

On November 15, 2008, Stewart was elected as mayor of Coquitlam in the British Columbia municipal elections, beating out incumbent Maxine Wilson.^[4]

1 Volunteer
2 Former jobs
3 Councillor jobs
4 References
5 External links

Volunteer

He has extensive experience as a community volunteer in a large number of social, service, environmental, business and community organizations, including:

Coquitlam Rotary Club
Knights of Columbus
Maillardville Lions Club
Société Maillardville Uni and Société Francophone de Maillardville
Local school Parent Advisory Committees
Executive, School District 43 Parent Advisory Committee
a longstanding member of the Coquitlam Chamber of Commerce
former President of School District 43 Parent Advisory Council

Former jobs

President of the Canadian Home Builders Association of B.C.
Chair of the National Housing Economic Research Council
publisher of a successful housing industry trade magazine
member of the BC Minister’s Advisory Council on Affordable Housing
member of National and BC Building Code Committees
member of the National Research Council Canada’s Standing Committee on Housing

Councillor jobs

As a City Councillor, Richard served as:

Chair of the Livable Communities Advisory Committee
Chair of the Disability Issues Advisory Committee
Chair of the Maillardville Revitalization Committee
Member of the GVRD Labour Relations Bureau
Chair of the Parcel Tax Review Panel
Council representative to the Fraser-Burrard Community Justice Society
Member of the Executive of Lower Mainland Municipal Association

References

^ ^a ^b City of Coquitlam: Mayor and Council Retrieved on 15 March 2009
^ ^a ^b City of Coquitlam: 2005 Election Results Retrieved on 15 March 2009
^ ^a ^b Elections BC 2001 Results: Coquitlam-Maillardville Retrieved on 15 March 2009
^ City of Coquitlam: 2008 Election Results Retrieved on 15 March 2009

External links

Official website

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Name	Stewart, Richard
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