Her Worship Gale Katchur | |
|---|---|
| 30th Mayor of Fort Saskatchewan | |
| In office October 18, 2010 – N/A | |
| Preceded by | Jim Sheasgreen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fort St. John, British Columbia |
| Spouse | Wayne Katchur |
Gale Katchur is a Canadian politician and current mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Biography
Katchur was born Gale Lewchuk in Fort St. John, British Columbia, but raised on a farm near Spirit River, Alberta.[1]
Katchur served as a civil servant in the Alberta government before moving to private industry with Baker International. A few years after the birth of her second child in 1983, Katchur was hired as a civil servant for the City of Fort Saskatchewan where she worked for 17 years.
Katchur was first elected to political office in 2007 as a Fort Saskatchewan city councillor, officially resigning her job within the city government upon her election.
In 2010, she defeated incumbent mayor Jim Sheasgreen by earning 54.8% of the popular vote in the two-candidate mayoral race.[2] She was reelected in 2013,[3] 2017[4] and 2021.[5]
Katchur is the second female mayor in the history of Fort Saskatchewan. Muriel Abdurahman was the first.
Personal life
Katchur is married to husband Wayne, a retired banker. They have two children: Ryan and Erin. Both are married and have children. Ryan has 2 kids named Rune and Kaia, and Erin has 2 kids named Logan and Arianna.
References
- ↑ "Official Profile". Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ The Record, Archived on January 18, 2018 of the original October 21, 2010
- ↑ Fort Sask Online, Archived on October 21, 2021 of the original October 22, 2013
- ↑ Fort Sask Online, Archived on October 22, 2021 of the original October 16, 2017
- ↑ Fort Sask Online, Archived on October 22, 2021 of the original October 18, 2021.