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Preceded by
  
Alma mater
  
Succeeded by
  
Michael D. W. Young

Name
  
Peter Pollen


Preceded by
  
William J. Tindall

Role
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Education
  
University of Toronto

Peter Pollen Former mayor Peter Pollen who shaped modern Victoria dies at 89

Peter Pollen (October 26, 1927 – January 3, 2017) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was the mayor of Victoria, B.C. from 1971 to 1975 and from 1981 to 1985.

Peter Pollen Former Victoria mayor Peter Pollen dies peacefully at home British

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. Pollen ran unsuccessfully as the British Columbia Social Credit Party candidate in the 1968 by-election in Oak Bay. 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".

He died on January 3, 2017 at the age of 89.

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Peter Pollen Wikipedia


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