Dave Neumann
| Dave Neumann | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1987–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Phil Gillies |
| Succeeded by | Brad Ward |
| Constituency | Brantford |
| Mayor of Brantford | |
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In office 1980–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Karen George |
| Brantford City Councillor, Ward Five with Doug Reeves (1976–80) and Marguerite Ceschi-Smith (since December 1, 2010) | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Wynn Harding and Bev Lavelle |
| Succeeded by | Mary Welsh and Charles McPhail |
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Assumed office December 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | John K. Bradford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1941 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
David Emil Neumann (born October 5, 1941) is a politician in the Canadian provinceof Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1980 to 1987 and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990. After several years out of politics, he was elected as a city councillor for Brantford's fifth ward in the 2010 municipal election.
Neumann was born in Montreal, Quebec, and moved with his family to a dairy farm near Waterford, Ontario, as a child. He earned a degree from McMaster University in Hamilton and worked as a secondary school teacher at Pauline Johnson Collegiate. He later coordinated adult education for his school board and was president of the Brant Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF).
Neumann supported The Waffle and was part of a group of Brantford-area New Democrats who favoured running party candidates at the municipal level. He ran for Brantford's fourth council ward in 1972 and nearly defeated veteran councillor Charles Ward for the second position.
Neumann was elected as an alderman for Brantford's fifth ward in 1976 and was re-elected without opposition in 1978. He became the city's mayor in 1980, defeating right-wing candidate Andy Woodburn and incumbent Charles Bowen, and was re-elected without serious opposition in 1982 and 1985. As mayor, Neumann helped expand Mohawk College, negotiated an agreement with Brant County that allowed Brantford to annex five thousands acres of land, concluded an agreement with the Six Nations to construct the Brantford Southern Access Road, and lobbied for the construction of Highway 403 to Ancaster.
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