James Atebe
| James Atebe | |
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| Mayor of Mission, British Columbia | |
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In office December 1, 2005 – December 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Abe Neufeld |
| Succeeded by | Ted Adlem |
| Member of the Mission Council | |
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In office December 1, 1999 – December 1, 2005 | |
James Atebe is past Mayor of Mission, British Columbia, Canada,[1] a municipality east of Vancouver in the British Columbia region known as the Fraser Valley. A native of Ekerenyo, a village in the North Mugirango Constituency of Kenya, he was first elected mayor in 2005, after serving as a member of the city council for six years. Atebe was easily re-elected in 2008 over Matt Johnson, his opponent, who received less than 20% of the vote[1] after almost being acclaimed as mayor of Mission.[2] However, in the 2011 municipal election, Atebe was defeated by opponent Ted Adlem, who captured 50% of the vote.[3]
Atebe was a roommate of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Calgary.[4] In 2009, Canadian Immigrant magazine named James Atebe as "one of Canada's Top 25 immigrants" at the Citizenship and Immigration office in Vancouver.[5]
References
- 1 2 Wesangula, Daniel (November 22, 2008). "In the footsteps of Obama". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ Atebe wants to keep good thing going as city mayor. Abbotsford Times, October 28, 2008.
- ↑ Matthew Robinson & Stephanie Law, Incumbent mayors ousted in Mission, Abbotsford. Vancouver Sun, November 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Feds give cash for Fraser flood protection". Vancouver Sun. May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ Quite a humbling experience. Metro, May 26, 2009.