Gordon Krantz

His Worship
Gordon Krantz
Mayor of Milton
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 1980
Preceded byDon Gordon
Personal details
Born (1937-04-20) April 20, 1937 (age 87)[1]
Milton Heights
SpouseOlive Krantz
Children2
Residence(s)Milton, Ontario, Canada
Websitehttps://www.milton.ca/en/town-hall/mayor-of-milton.aspx

Gordon "Gord" Krantz (born April 20, 1937) is the mayor of Milton, Ontario, in Canada. He was first elected mayor in 1980, after serving as town councillor from 1965 to 1980.[2] He has been re-elected for a total of 21 terms (7 as councillor and 14 as mayor). With his re-election in 2014, Krantz surpassed the retired Hazel McCallion as Ontario's longest-serving mayor on December 1, 2016, and the longest-serving mayor of a major municipality in Canada.[3][4][5] He was re-elected by a 1,000 vote margin in the 2022 municipal election.[6]

  1. ^ "Mayor Gord Krantz 75th Birthday". InsideHalton.com. April 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 8 Dec 1965, 8 Dec 1965, p. 1". news.milton.halinet.on.ca.
  3. ^ "Krantz wins 12th term as Milton's mayor". TheIFP.ca. October 27, 2014.
  4. ^ McKnight, Zoe (24 August 2014). "Milton Mayor Gord Krantz poised to become the next Hazel McCallion | The Star". The Toronto Star.
  5. ^ Brody, Laura. "Milton Mayor Gord Krantz has become the longest serving mayor in Canada - CHCH". www.chch.com.
  6. ^ "Progressive Conservative candidate for Milton byelection once sought federal Liberal nomination". Toronto Star. March 6, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.