Jim Watson Politician
James Alexander "Jim" Watson (born July 30, 1961) is the current mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a former Ottawa city councillor (1991–1997) and mayor (1997–2000), and subsequently represented the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2010. He was a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty until he resigned in January 2010 to successfully run for mayor in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election. He was re-elected mayor 27 October 2014.
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| office | Mayor of Ottawa Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing City councillor for Capital Ward Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean |
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