Peter Pollen

Peter Pollen
Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
In office
1971–1975
Preceded by Courtney J. Haddock
Succeeded by Michael D. W. Young
In office
1981–1985
Preceded by William J. Tindall
Succeeded by Gretchen Brewin
Leader of the BC Conservative Party
In office
1985–1986
Personal details
Born 1926/1927 (age 88–89)[1]
Alma mater University of Toronto

Peter Pollen (born 1926 or 1927) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was the mayor of Victoria, B.C. from 1971 to 1975 and from 1981 to 1985.[2]

He was raised in Saskatchewan and Ontario and came to Victoria at the age of 34 to assist a local Ford dealer. Instead, the dealer persuaded him to take over the dealership.[2] Pollen ran unsuccessfully as the British Columbia Social Credit Party candidate in the 1968 by-election in Oak Bay.[3] From 1985 to 1986, he was the leader of the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party. In 2011, the Hallmark Society, an association dedicated to heritage preservation in Victoria, presented Pollen with a merit award for "his contributions to the heritage fabric of Victoria".[4]

References

  1. Pollen's still on road less travelled: [Final Edition] Gibson, JimView Profile. Times - Colonist [Victoria, B.C] 28 Apr 2002: D1 / FRONT.
  2. 1 2 Campbell, Leslie (April 2012). "Mayor Peter". Focus Online. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections British Columbia. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "Victoria skyline Pollen’s legacy". Victoria News. April 8, 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.


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