Berry Vrbanovic | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Vrbanovic in 2017 | |
| Mayor of Kitchener | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Zehr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1966 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent (since 1994) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1999) |
| Alma mater | Wilfrid Laurier University (BA) |
Berry Vrbanovic (born August 19, 1966) is a Croatian-Canadian politician who has served as mayor of Kitchener since the 2014 municipal election.[1]
Vrbanovic attended St. Jerome's High School, and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a diploma in Business Administration. Prior to entering municipal politics, he worked in Kitchener's clerk's office and the information technology division.[2]
Prior to his election to the mayoralty in 2014, he represented Ward 2 as a city councillor on Kitchener City Council from 1994 to 2014.[1] He ran as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Kitchener Centre in the 1999 provincial election, losing to Wayne Wettlaufer.[3]
- ^ a b "Berry Vrbanovic elected Kitchener mayor". CBC News. October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Mayor Berry Vrbanovic: Biography". City of Kitchener. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2014.