Bob Chiarelli
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The Honourable Bob Chiarelli MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West (1987-1997) |
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Assumed office March 4, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Watson |
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In office September 10, 1987 – July 23, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Reuben Baetz |
| Succeeded by | Alex Cullen |
| 57th Mayor of Ottawa 1st Mayor post-amalgamation |
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In office 2001–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Higdon (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Larry O'Brien |
| Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton | |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Clark |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
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September 24, 1941 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Barbara Chiarelli (deceased) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Robert "Bob" Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who served from 1987 to 1997, and then was subsequently re-elected to the legislature in 2010. He was the Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton from 1997 to 2001 and was mayor of Ottawa from 2001 to 2006. He has served in the provincial cabinets of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
Bob Chiarelli was raised in the Little Italy area of Ottawa near Preston Street. His parents were entrepreneurs owning a number of stores in the neighbourhood. He was the youngest of their seven children. He was an ice hockey player in high school and attended Clarkson University, New York, on a hockey scholarship. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and then returned to Ottawa to attend the University of Ottawa law school. He began his legal practice in 1969. He served for seven years on the National Capital Commission. He lives in Ottawa with his partner Randi Hansen and enjoys spending time with his five adult children and two grandchildren.
Chiarelli ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1987 provincial election in the riding of Ottawa West. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Derek Insley by about 6,000 votes. He served as the parliamentary assistant to the Chair of the Management Board in 1987–88. Chiarelli was re-elected in the provincial elections of 1990 and 1995. Chiarelli endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.
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