Jim Sheasgreen is a Canadian politician and the former mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Biography

Sheasgreen was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Sheasgreen holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education, and a master's degree in educational administration. He was the superintendent of schools in Falher, Alberta, and Fort Saskatchewan from 1985 to 1998. He was the deputy superintendent for Elk Island Catholic Schools from 1998 to 2003. Sheasgreen was first elected to political office in 2001 as a Fort Saskatchewan city councillor. In 2004, he defeated incumbent mayor Ken Hodgins by earning 63.4% of the popular vote in the two-candidate mayoral race.The Record
October 22, 2004 He had no challengers in the 2007 municipal election and was acclaimed.The Record
September 18, 2007 In 2010, Sheasgreen was defeated by Gale Katchur. One-term councillor Katchur earned 54.8% of the vote in the two-candidate mayoral race.The Record
October 21, 2010 Sheasgreen is married to Christine Sheasgreen. They have three children.Over Easy Please
, February 22, 2011

External links

City of Fort Saskatchewan biography

References

Anglophone Quebec people Living people Mayors of Fort Saskatchewan Politicians from Montreal Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-mayor-stub