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Rainer Bloess | |
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| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | City amalgamated |
| Succeeded by | Jody Mitic |
| Constituency | Innes Ward |
| Gloucester City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 1994 – December 31, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Campbell |
| Succeeded by | City amalgamated |
| Constituency | Blackburn Hamlet Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1951 [1] |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Rainer Bloess was a member of Ottawa City Council. He represents Innes Ward (Ward 2), covering some of the city's eastern suburbs. Bloess was originally a member of the city council of Gloucester, being first elected to that council in 1994 on a cost-cutting platform. When Gloucester was merged into Ottawa in 2000 he ran for Ottawa city council and was elected with a majority of the vote, defeating Ed Campbell and two other candidates. He was subsequently re-elected in 2003, 2006, and 2010.
Bloess is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. In 2009, he lost to David Bertschi for the Liberal nomination in Ottawa—Orléans for the 2011 federal election.
Bloess lives in the suburban community of Blackburn Hamlet.