Gordon Van Tighem

Gordon Van Tighem
Gordon Van Tighem mayor of Yellowknife at the Wildcat Cafe
Mayor of Yellowknife
In office 2000–2012
Preceded by	Dave Lovell
Succeeded by	Mark Heyck
Personal details
Born	1948 Calgary, Alberta
Residence	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Gordon Van Tighem is a Canadian politician. Born in Calgary, Alberta, he is a graduate of the University of Manitoba. He moved to Yellowknife from Edmonton in 1992 with his family. He is the former mayor of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and was elected in October 2000, and he was acclaimed in 2003 and again in 2006 and won against two rival candidates in 2009. He did not seek re-election in 2012.