Fred Eisenberger

Fred Eisenberger
Eisenberger in 2008
57th Mayor of Hamilton
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2014
Preceded by	Bob Bratina
55th Mayor of Hamilton
In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2010
Preceded by	Larry Di Ianni
Succeeded by	Bob Bratina
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 64–65) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Diane Girouard
Religion	Roman Catholic

Fred Eisenberger (born 1952) is a Canadian politician. He has been the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, since December 1, 2014. This is his second term, having previously served from 2006 to 2010. He served as chair of the Hamilton Port Authority prior to his election in 2006. Fred Eisenberger was succeeded by Bob Bratina in 2010, but was elected mayor again in 2014 to serve another four-year term in office.

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he emigrated with his family to Canada when he was eight years old, entering through the iconic Liuna Station as many immigrants did during that era. He attended Sir Winston Churchill School in Hamilton. He graduated with honours from Mohawk College. He has also taken courses at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University.

Eisenberger spent three terms as one of two aldermen in Ward 5 from 1991 to 2000. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2000, placing third behind Robert E. Wade and Bob Morrow.

He registered, but withdrew from the 2003 mayoral election, due to a ruled conflict of interest by the federal ethics counsellor stemming from the fact that Eisenberger was serving as chair of the Hamilton Port Authority. Faced with the choice of resignation from the board or candidacy in the election, he chose to withdraw from the race.

In the 2004 federal election, Eisenberger ran for the Conservative Party in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, finishing third behind Liberal Tony Valeri and New Democrat Tony DePaulo.