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The Winnipeg City Council is the governing body of the city of Winnipeg

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Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.

2006-2010

Council elected in the 2006 election

Manitoba municipal elections, 2006

-Brandon:*Jeff Harwood is a teacher in Brandon. He was a councillor for the city's second ward in the 1980s, and represented Brandon before the Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation in 1990. Following the events of September 11, 2001, Harwood wrote a piece supporting increased...

Councillor	Ward	Notes
Sam Katz Sam Katz Samuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...	Mayor
Jeff Browaty Jeff Browaty Jeff Browaty serves as a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected in the North Kildonan ward on October 25, 2006 defeating eleven-year incumbent Mark Lubosch...	North Kildonan
Bill Clement Bill Clement (politician) Bill Clement was a Canadian politician, who represented the Charleswood-Tuxedo ward on Winnipeg City Council from 1983 to 2010. Clement was a partner in his family business, Aqua Pleasure Pools... †	Charleswood-Tuxedo	Died May 3, 2010.
Scott Fielding Scott Fielding Scott Fielding is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was first elected in 2006.- Education :Fielding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Manitoba.- Work and Community Involvement :...	St. James-Brooklands
Jenny Gerbasi Jenny Gerbasi Jenny Gerbasi born in 1962 is a City Councillor in the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in 1998 and subsequently reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She is a registered nurse and taught at the University of Manitoba...	Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry
Harry Lazarenko Harry Lazarenko Harry Lazarenko is a former Canadian municipal politician, who represented the Mynarski ward on Winnipeg City Council from 1974 to 1977 and from 1983 to 2010....	Mynarski
Brenda Leipsic Brenda Leipsic Brenda Leipsic was a city councillor and deputy mayor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-Background:Born in Winnipeg in 1942, daughter of Olga and William Dennis, she grew up in the city’s North End. Her junior and high school days were spent at St. Mary’s Academy and she graduated from the University...	River Heights-Fort Garry	Died December 9, 2008.
Grant Nordman Grant Nordman Grant Nordman is the City Councillor for St. Charles Ward in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Nordman was elected to Winnipeg City Council October 25, 2006 he replaced retiring Councillor Peter De Smedt....	St. Charles
Mike O'Shaughnessy	Old Kildonan
John Orlikow John Orlikow John Orlikow is a Canadian politician. He was elected to Winnipeg City Council of the River Heights - Fort Garry riding in a by-election on March 17, 2009...	River Heights-Fort Garry	Elected in by-election By-election A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections.... on March 17, 2009.
Mike Pagtakhan Mike Pagtakhan Michael "Mike" Pagtakhan is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Point Douglas ward in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010...	Point Douglas
Harvey Smith Harvey Smith (politician) Harvey Smith is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was born in British Columbia and first became involved in politics at age twelve, joining that province's Social Credit Party when it was still a fringe organization....	Daniel McIntyre
Gord Steeves Gord Steeves Gord Steeves was a City Councillor for the ward of St. Vital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Gord resigned from City Council in 2011 in order to run in the provincial election with the Progressive Conservatives. He was defeated by NDP incumbent Theresa Oswald by 924 votes...	St. Vital
Justin Swandel Justin Swandel Justin Swandel is a City Councillor and Deputy Mayor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the St. Norbert ward in 2005 after the previous councillor John Angus retired. He became Deputy Mayor in 2008. Prior to entering the election, Swandel had served as Angus' Executive...	St. Norbert
Lillian Thomas Lillian Thomas Lillian Thomas is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has served on council continuously since 1989, initially for Elmwood and later for its successor ward of Elmwood-East Kildonan.-Early life:...	Elmwood-East Kildonan
Dan Vandal Dan Vandal Daniel 'Dan' Vandal is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented St. Boniface on the Winnipeg City Council for all but two years since 1995, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Winnipeg in 2004...	St. Boniface
Russ Wyatt Russ Wyatt Russ Wyatt is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented Transcona on the Winnipeg City Council since 2002, and is currently a member of the city's executive policy committee...	Transcona

2010-2014

Council elected in the 2010 election

Manitoba municipal elections, 2010

The Canadian province of Manitoba held municipal elections on October 27, 2010. Election day was on July 23, 2010 for several beach resorts including Winnipeg Beach, Dunnottar and Victoria Beach. Mayors, councillors, and school board trustees were elected....

Councillor	Ward	Notes
Sam Katz Sam Katz Samuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...	Mayor
Jeff Browaty Jeff Browaty Jeff Browaty serves as a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected in the North Kildonan ward on October 25, 2006 defeating eleven-year incumbent Mark Lubosch...	North Kildonan
Ross Eadie Ross Eadie Ross Eadie is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Winnipeg City Council in the 2010 municipal election.Eadie previously ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in Kildonan—St. Paul in the 2008 federal election, and in River East in the 1999 provincial election. He is not related to former...	Mynarski
Scott Fielding Scott Fielding Scott Fielding is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was first elected in 2006.- Education :Fielding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Manitoba.- Work and Community Involvement :...	St. James-Brooklands
Jenny Gerbasi Jenny Gerbasi Jenny Gerbasi born in 1962 is a City Councillor in the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in 1998 and subsequently reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She is a registered nurse and taught at the University of Manitoba...	Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry
Paula Havixbeck Paula Havixbeck Paula Havixbeck is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Winnipeg City Council in the 2010 municipal election.-References:...	Charleswood-Tuxedo
Grant Nordman Grant Nordman Grant Nordman is the City Councillor for St. Charles Ward in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Nordman was elected to Winnipeg City Council October 25, 2006 he replaced retiring Councillor Peter De Smedt....	St. Charles
John Orlikow John Orlikow John Orlikow is a Canadian politician. He was elected to Winnipeg City Council of the River Heights - Fort Garry riding in a by-election on March 17, 2009...	River Heights-Fort Garry
Mike Pagtakhan Mike Pagtakhan Michael "Mike" Pagtakhan is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Point Douglas ward in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010...	Point Douglas
Devi Sharma Devi Sharma (politician) Devi Sharma is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Winnipeg City Council in the 2010 municipal election, representing the Old Kildonan ward...	Old Kildonan
Harvey Smith Harvey Smith (politician) Harvey Smith is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was born in British Columbia and first became involved in politics at age twelve, joining that province's Social Credit Party when it was still a fringe organization....	Daniel McIntyre
Thomas Steen Thomas Steen Thomas Steen is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and coach. Steen is the current city councillor for the Winnipeg ward of Elmwood-East Kildonan. Steen played professional ice hockey in the Elitserien, National Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Hockey career:Steen was born...	Elmwood-East Kildonan
Brian Mayes	St. Vital	Elected in by-election on Nov 26, 2011
Justin Swandel Justin Swandel Justin Swandel is a City Councillor and Deputy Mayor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the St. Norbert ward in 2005 after the previous councillor John Angus retired. He became Deputy Mayor in 2008. Prior to entering the election, Swandel had served as Angus' Executive...	St. Norbert
Dan Vandal Dan Vandal Daniel 'Dan' Vandal is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented St. Boniface on the Winnipeg City Council for all but two years since 1995, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Winnipeg in 2004...	St. Boniface
Russ Wyatt Russ Wyatt Russ Wyatt is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented Transcona on the Winnipeg City Council since 2002, and is currently a member of the city's executive policy committee...	Transcona

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