John Henry (Ontario politician)
| John Henry | |
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Henry in 2013
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| Mayor of Oshawa, Ontario | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | John Gray |
| Councillor, Ward 5, Oshawa, Ontario | |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Cathy Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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July 30, 1960 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Business Owner |
John G. Henry, (born July 30, 1960) is a municipal politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected Mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada on October 25, 2010. Before that he served as councillor from 2006 to 2010.
Henry was born in Oshawa, Ontario. The son of Oshawa General Motors workers, he attended RS McLaughlin CVI High School. Henry is a graduate of Durham College, George Brown College and Panasonic's Corporate School. Henry trained as an Industrial Fire Fighter at the Louisiana State University, Ice Rescue Specialist at the Rochester Police Academy, Dive Rescue Specialist, Level 1 at the University of Michigan. Henry represented Canada at the First International Dive Rescue Program at the University of Colorado.
He is the owner of Office Products and Services, an Oshawa company serving Durham Region and the GTA. His wife Katherine, is a pharmacist/owner of a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Oshawa. They have two children, Danielle and Jessica.
Henry ran for the position of Oshawa councillor Ward 5 in 2003 but was defeated by incumbent Cathy Clarke by 734 votes. He tried again in 2006 this time defeating her by 349 votes. His campaign focused on city hall accountability, developing new sources of revenue and managing spending.
In 2007, Oshawa council voted to do away with the ward system that had been in place since 1985. Henry voted to return the election to a system of electing councillors at-large, which had been the historical system from 1933 to 1985. The vote was a result of a referendum held the previous year where a majority of voters preferred the old system. Henry said, "I'm not prepared to say people's vote doesn't matter...anything short of supporting this would be an insult to the residents of this city."
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