Glenn Brooks

For the Australian politician, see Glenn Brookes.

Robert "Glenn" Brooks

Ottawa City Councillor
In office January 1, 2001 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	None, area amalgamated into city
Succeeded by	Scott Moffatt
Constituency	Rideau-Goulbourn Ward
Mayor of Rideau Township
In office January 1, 1986 – January 1, 1992
Preceded by	Dave Bartlett
Succeeded by	James Stewart
In office January 1, 1998 – January 1, 2001
Preceded by	James Stewart
Succeeded by	Township amalgamated into city
Personal details
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Spouse(s)	Gail Wallace

Robert "Glenn" Brooks is a Canadian politician who was mayor of Rideau Township and later Ottawa City Councilor representing the rural Rideau-Goulbourn Ward. He grew up on a dairy farm outside of Oshawa and became a science teacher, he and is a wife Gail also operated a small beef cattle farm.

He was first elected to the Rideau Township council in 1977. A teacher by profession he ran for mayor of the township in 1978 but lost to David Bartlett. Brooks remained a councillor and defeated Bartlett in a 1985 rematch. In 1991 Brooks was defeated by local businessman James Stewart, who Brooks had defeated in his 1988 reelection. Brooks was nominated as the Reform Party candidate for the riding of Nepean—Carleton, but in March 1997 he resigned due to conflicts with the riding association before the election. Later that year he defeated Stewart to regain the mayoralty.

Brooks was a strong opponent of the amalgamation of Rideau Township into the city of Ottawa, but once the new city was created he chose to run for the role of Rideau's representative to the city. The race again pitted Brooks against Stewart. Brooks won by a substantial margin and was reelected by approximately the same margin in the 2003 Ottawa election against Paul Paton. In the 2006 election Brooks was challenged by Scott Moffatt, but was reelected. In the 2010 election Moffat again challenged Brooks, and this time won by a substantial margin.

References

"Councillor Glenn Brooks". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

External links

Official site

Preceded by None, ward amalgamated into Ottawa in 2000	City councillors from Rideau Ward 2000-2006	Succeeded by Ward abolished
Preceded by Ward created	City councillors from Rideau-Goulbourn Ward 2006-2010	Succeeded by Scott Moffatt

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