Bonnie Crombie ( Stack, born February 5, 1960) is a

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politician who has served as the 6th and current

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since December 1, 2014. From 2008 to 2011, she was a Liberal

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for the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville and, from 2011 to 2014, she served as councillor for Ward 5 on Mississauga City Council and on the Council of the Region of Peel.

Background

Crombie was born to Polish/

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immigrants Veronica (Sega) and Ed Stack in

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. Her parents separated when she was three and Bonnie took the name of her stepfather, Michael Sawarna, when she was nine. She graduated from St. Michael's College at the

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. She received her M.B.A. from the

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in 1992. Before entering politics, Crombie was an entrepreneur and public affairs consultant who worked with many clients including the Insurance Board of Canada,

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, and

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. Crombie lives in Mississauga where she raised three children.

Politics

Crombie was elected as MP for the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville as a

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candidate in the

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, defeating incumbent MP Wajid Khan who had previously

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from the Liberals to the

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. After being elected, Crombie served in

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's Liberal caucus as co-chair of outreach along with

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. Crombie also served as the Liberal Party critic for

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s. She was an active supporter of

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in his bid for the Liberal leadership. She was later defeated by Conservative candidate Brad Butt in the 2011 federal election. On September 19, 2011, Crombie was elected to Mississauga City Council in the by-election to succeed

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as Councillor for Ward 5, winning by slightly more than 200 votes over

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. The race also included Adams ex-husband, Peter. On December 12, 2012, Crombie faced charges over alleged violations of election finance rules when she ran for councillor. At a subsequent hearing in February 2018, the Crown decided to withdraw the charges citing that financials must be formally audited before any charges could be considered. On October 12, 2014, retiring long-serving Mayor of Mississauga Hazel McCallion endorsed Crombie to replace her as Mayor. Crombie later defeated former city councilor, Member of Provincial Parliament and federal cabinet minister, Steve Mahoney to win the 2014 mayoral election. Crombie announced her run for re-election as mayor for a second term on October 27, 2017. She won the 2018 mayoral election by a wide margin, receiving over 75 percent of the vote. Crombie announced her run for re-election as mayor for a third term on September 17, 2022. She won the 2022 mayoral election by a wide margin.

Electoral record

Municipal

Federal

References

External links

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City of Mississauga Mayor's Office
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crombie, Bonnie 1960 births Living people Canadian people of Polish descent Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of Mississauga Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Toronto University of St. Michael's College alumni University of Toronto alumni Women mayors of places in Ontario Schulich School of Business alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians