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Alan Lowe (born July 26, 1961) is a
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. He served as
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of
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, 1999–2008.


Education

In 1982 Lowe earned a
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in environmental studies from the
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in
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.


Politics

Alan Lowe was the city's first mayor of Chinese heritage to be elected. At 38 years old he was also one of the youngest candidates ever to win Victoria's mayoral election. In 1999 Alan Lowe managed to win a hard-fought three-way race versus Bob Friedland of the Victoria Civic Electors on the left and veteran right wing councilor Geoff Young. His campaign slogan was "Aim High, Vote Lowe".


1999 Election Results

* Alan LOWE 7,080 43.59% * Bob FRIEDLAND 5,626 34.64% * Geoff YOUNG 3,076 18.94% The accepted opinion in the next election was that Lowe was unassailable and therefore no serious candidates chose to challenge him. He handily won the 2002 election (61.65% of the popular vote) against a number of opponents, including his closest contender, Ben Isitt, then a 24-year-old master's student at the
University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary insti ...
. Alan Lowe won re-election in the 2005 elections. He again faced Ben Isitt and defeated him by 1,400 votes. Lowe's completion of the new police headquarters building and the
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were very positive for his public relations. The arena project was not finished under the tenure of his predecessor mayor, Robert "Bob" Cross, former owner of Cross Meat Market. In the December 5, 2007, edition of the ''
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'' newspaper, Lowe stated that he would like to spend more time with his family, friends, other interests and would not seek re-election. He served on Victoria City Council for 15 years as a councillor and mayor.


See also

*
List of mayors of Victoria, British Columbia This is a list of mayors of Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The mayor leads Victoria City Council, the city's governing body, and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Marianne Alto, who was ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Alan 1961 births Canadian people of Chinese descent Living people Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia University of Manitoba alumni University of Oregon alumni