Hector Bremner | |
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Vancouver City Councillor | |
Assumed office 2017 |
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Personal details | |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Political party | Non-Partisan Association |
Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Hector Bremner is a Canadian politician, currently serves as city councillor in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bremner pursued a career in business development and operations management. In 2007 he founded TOUCH Marketing, and he now serves as vice-president of public affairs at Pace Group Communications.
He fundraised for the Canadian Olympic Committee, and served on the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation's 2017 A Night of Miracles Cabinet, as well as other not-for-profit causes.
During the provincial elections of 2013, Bremner represented the British Columbia Liberal Party in the riding of New Westminster, a traditional NDP stronghold where Judy Darcy was ultimately elected. Following this, he was invited to join the provincial government as an executive assistant to B.C.'s then-Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier, Rich Coleman.
In the Vancouver municipal by-election, 2017, the Non-Partisan Association selected Bremner to run for city council. He ran on a "Let's Fix Housing" platform directed at tackling affordability through increasing rental supply. Bremner was elected with 13,372 votes.