Claudette Millar

Claudette Millar (1935 - February 10, 2016) was a Canadian politician, most noted as the first mayor of Cambridge, Ontario.[1] She served two non-consecutive stints as mayor of the city, from its creation in 1973 until 1974, and from 1978 to 1988, and had previously served from 1970 to 1972 as mayor of Preston, one of the communities that was amalgamated into Cambridge in 1973.[2]

As mayor, she was noted particularly for her work in preserving the city's cultural and environmental heritage,[1] including opposing the construction of a freeway bypass which would have disrupted parkland in the city, including the Dumfries Conservation Area and the Rare Charitable Reserve.[3]

She was a three-time Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the electoral district of Cambridge, losing to Monty Davidson in the 1975 election and the 1977 election, and to Mike Farnan in the 1987 election.[4]

Following the end of her term as mayor, she was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board.[5] She sought the Liberal nomination for Cambridge again in the 1999 election, but lost to Jerry Boyle.[6]

In 2003 Millar returned to municipal politics, winning election to a seat on Waterloo Regional Council.[7] She held the role until announcing her retirement in 2014.[8]