Jim Gordon (politician)

Jim Gordon
CM
Mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
In office
1976–1981
Preceded byJoe Fabbro
Succeeded byMaurice Lamoureux
MPP for Sudbury
In office
March 19, 1981 – September 9, 1987
Preceded byBud Germa
Succeeded bySterling Campbell
Mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
In office
1991 – December 31, 2000
Preceded byPeter Wong
Succeeded bylast mayor pre-amalgamation
Mayor of Greater Sudbury
In office
January 1, 2001 – 2003
Preceded byfirst mayor
Succeeded byDavid Courtemanche
Personal details
Born (1937-03-06) March 6, 1937 (age 87)
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Alma materSt. Charles College (Sudbury)
Assumption University
Occupationteacher

James K. Gordon CM (born March 6, 1937) is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1976 to 1981 and from 1991 to 2003, and as a Member of Provincial Parliament for the provincial electoral district of Sudbury from 1981 to 1987.[1] He briefly served in the Executive Council of Ontario, holding the position of Minister of Government Services in 1985.

He is Sudbury's longest-serving mayor, having served a total of 17 years. In 2000, the Canadian edition of Reader's Digest named him one of the three most influential and innovative mayors in Canada.[2]

  1. ^ Our Neighbours: People who have made a difference Archived 2017-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Sudbury Star, February 26, 2011. p. 13.
  2. ^ Oiva Saarinen, From Meteorite Impact to Constellation City: A Historical Geography of Greater Sudbury. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-55458-837-4.