Dianne Haskett | |
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Mayor of London, Ontario | |
In office 1994–2000 | |
Preceded by | Tom Gosnell |
Succeeded by | Anne Marie DeCicco-Best |
Personal details | |
Born | March 4, 1955 |
Political party | Conservative |
Dianne Louise Haskett (born March 4, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the mayor of London, Ontario, Canada, serving from 1994 to 2000, and later ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate in the 2006 federal by-election in the riding of London North Centre, placing third. She served two three-year mayoral terms, making a priority of downtown revitalization, heritage preservation, economic development, neighbourhood protection, protecting the environment, international relations, trade corridors' infrastructure, family values and anti-poverty initiatives.[citation needed]