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Encyclopedia > Derek Corrigan

Derek Corrigan is the current mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (49°16′N 122°58′W), is a city immediately east of Vancouver. ...


Corrigan has lived in Burnaby since 1977, the same year he obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to law school he studied undergraduate political science and philosophy. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1978 and is also an associate counsel with the Vancouver law firm, Lindsay Kenney, LLP. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council...


Corrigan was first elected to Burnaby City Council in 1987 and served as a Councillor for 15 years. He was elected as Mayor in 2002 and re-elected in 2005, when he received 52.46% of the more than 33,000 votes cast.[1]


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Derek Corrigan is the current mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Corrigan has lived in Burnaby since 1977, the same year he obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia.
Corrigan was first elected to Burnaby City Council in 1987 and served as a councillor for 15 years.
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