Ryan Bater
Ryan Bater | |
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| North Battleford Mayor | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Hamilton |
| North Battleford City Councillor | |
| In office October 25, 2012 – October 26, 2016 | |
| Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party | |
| In office February 21, 2009 – January 31, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | David Karwacki |
| Succeeded by | Greg Gallagher (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Economic Development |
Ryan Bater is a Canadian politician and current mayor of the city of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. He was a city councillor of North Battleford from 2012 until 2016, and the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party from February 21, 2009 until January 31, 2012.
Raised in The Battlefords, Ryan Bater was educated at the University of Saskatchewan where he earned a degree in business economics. Bater was the general manager of the Battlefords Regional Economic Development Authority for approximately 7 years until March 2009.
Political career[edit]
Provincial politics[edit]
During the 2007 provincial election, Bater ran as the Liberal candidate in the constituency of The Battlefords, placing third behind the NDP and Saskatchewan Party candidates with 13.36% of the vote.
On June 25, 2009, Bater announced his intention to seek the leadership of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, after the resignation of David Karwacki.[1] At the close of nominations on August 15, 2008, Bater was the sole candidate to have officially entered the leadership race. His official status as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party was confirmed at the Saskatchewan Liberal Party Convention on February 21, 2009.[2]
During his first summer as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals, Bater undertook an outreach tour across Saskatchewan focusing on rural communities.[3] In the 2011 provincial election, Bater again ran in the constituency of The Battlefords. He placed third behind the Saskatchewan Party and NDP candidates, with 11.8% of the vote.[4] On January 31, 2012, Bater announced his resignation.[5]
Municipal politics[edit]
Bater successfully ran as a candidate for city council in North Battleford in the 2012 Saskatchewan municipal elections.[6] He was the only person to officially run for Mayor of North Battleford, and running unopposed became the Mayor of North Battleford on October 26, 2016 by acclamation.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Nickel, Rod (June 25, 2008). "Bater announces Liberal leadership bid". The StarPhoenix. CanWest. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Warick, Jason (August 23, 2008). "Use surplus to pay debt, Bater says". The StarPhoenix. CanWest. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 2010-10-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""Round Our Way" 2009 Summer Tour". Saskatchewan Liberal Party. 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ↑ "The Battlefords". Saskatchewan Votes 2011. CBC News. November 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ↑ "Sask. Liberal leader resigns". CBC News. January 31, 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "Around Saskatchewan, some election surprises". CBC News. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "New mayor of Canada's crime capital faces daunting task". CBC News. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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