Bob Bose

Bob Bose
Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia
In office
1988–1996
Preceded byDon Ross
Succeeded byDoug McCallum
Personal details
Bornc. 1932 (age 91–92)
Political partySurrey Civic Electors
ResidenceSurrey, British Columbia

Robert J. Bose (born c. 1932) is a Canadian politician. He served as Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia from 1988 until 1996. Bose was a member of the NDP affiliated Surrey Civic Electors party. Bose lost in the 1996 elections Doug McCallum, and his defeat was attributed to the unpopularity of the provincial NDP government at the time.[1]

Bose previously served as an alderman on the Surrey City Council from 1979–1987. After his term of mayor, he served on city council once again, from 2000–2008.[2] He has been described as "the soul of Surrey".[3]

His grandfather, Henry Bose, who served as Mayor of Surrey from 1905–1910, owned a farm in Surrey which has since become a local landmark.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Backlash: Voters". Vancouver Province. November 17, 1996. p. A4. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Brown, Jack (2014). "Surrey's Wardens, Reeves, Councillors, Aldermen, Mayors, and Councillors". Surrey History. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ^ "Former mayor Bob Bose says Surrey ripe for "dark horse" candidate". The Georgia Strait. June 30, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  4. ^ "As Surrey grows, trees are traded for density". The Globe and Mail. September 27, 2013. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  5. ^ "Veteran councillor Bob Bose saddened by result in Surrey". The Province. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-18.