Chris Bradshaw

Christopher John (Chris) Bradshaw (born 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He served as interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2001 to 2003, and has sought public office as a candidate of the Green Party of Canada and the Green Party of Ontario.

Bradshaw has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and worked for General Motors of Canada following his graduation. He subsequently moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he worked as community relations specialist for the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, retiring in 1995. He then co-founded Vrtucar, a car-sharing service in Ottawa, in May 2000, but has since sold his share in the group.

In 1988, he started Ottawalk, the first pedestrian advocacy group in the continent. He was recognized by America Walks in 2001 as the "father of pedestrian advocacy in North America."

In 2001, Bradshaw was appointed interim leader of the federal Green Party. Bradshaw helped organize the 2003 Green Party Leadership Convention in Ottawa, and was responsible for moving the party's central office to Ottawa from Toronto. In 2003, he was succeeded as party leader by Jim Harris.

Bradshaw ran for public office in the Ontario provincial election of 1999, receiving 1,231 votes in Ottawa Centre. In the 2003 election, he finished fourth with 3,821 votes (7.75%) in the same riding, the highest vote percentage of any Green Party candidate in the province.

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