Carl Zehr

Carl Zehr
Zehr at Kitchener City Hall, 2010
Mayor of Kitchener
In office
1997–2014
Preceded byRichard Christy
Succeeded byBerry Vrbanovic
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Baden, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent (1985–1994, 1997–2014)
Other political
affiliations
Ontario Liberal (1990–1990)
Residence(s)Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant

Carl Zehr (born c. 1945) is a retired Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Kitchener from 1997 to 2014. Prior to that he was a city councillor from 1985 to 1994. As of 2014, he was the longest-serving mayor in Kitchener.[1] He was a member of the Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario and served as its chair in 1999. He was also a member of the Big City Mayors Caucus (Canada) from 1997 to 2014.

  1. ^ Terry Pender, "Carl Zehr claims record as Kitchener's longest serving mayor," The Record, December 6, 2009.[1]