Mark Taylor (Canadian politician)
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Mark Taylor is an Ottawa city councillor
representing Bay Ward
. He defeated incumbent Alex Cullen
in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010
.
Taylor grew up in the Queensway Terrace North neighbourhood and attended Severn Avenue Public School, Pinecrest Intermediate School and Woodroffe High School. He attended Carleton University
to study History and Anthropology but did not complete his degree.
In 1998, Taylor became a retail manager at Time Cellular, a Rogers AT&T dealership. He later became a co-owner and Chief Information Officer of the company.
Taylor's past political experience involved working as the executive assistant to Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament Jim Watson, who was elected mayor in 2010.
Mark Taylor is one of ten new councillors elected in the 2010 Ottawa Municipal Elections. He won 38% of the vote in a field of eight candidates for Bay ward councillor.
Taylor is the chairman of the Community and Protective Services Committee, which is responsible for parks and recreation, fire and paramedic services and community and social services. He is a member of the Planning Committee, the Finance and Economic Development Committee and the Information Technology Sub-committee.
Ottawa City Council
The Ottawa City Council is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 23 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four year terms with the...
representing Bay Ward
Bay Ward
Bay Ward is a municipal ward in Ottawa, Canada. It covers much of the western portion of the old city of Ottawa as well as some portions of what was once Nepean. The ward runs from Sherbourne and Maitland in the east to March Road in the west. The southern border in the Queensway while the northern...
. He defeated incumbent Alex Cullen
Alex Cullen
Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,...
in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010
Ottawa municipal election, 2010
The Ottawa municipal election was contested on October 25, 2010 to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards...
.
Taylor grew up in the Queensway Terrace North neighbourhood and attended Severn Avenue Public School, Pinecrest Intermediate School and Woodroffe High School. He attended Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
to study History and Anthropology but did not complete his degree.
In 1998, Taylor became a retail manager at Time Cellular, a Rogers AT&T dealership. He later became a co-owner and Chief Information Officer of the company.
Taylor's past political experience involved working as the executive assistant to Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament Jim Watson, who was elected mayor in 2010.
Mark Taylor is one of ten new councillors elected in the 2010 Ottawa Municipal Elections. He won 38% of the vote in a field of eight candidates for Bay ward councillor.
Taylor is the chairman of the Community and Protective Services Committee, which is responsible for parks and recreation, fire and paramedic services and community and social services. He is a member of the Planning Committee, the Finance and Economic Development Committee and the Information Technology Sub-committee.