Peter Wong (Canadian Politician)

Peter Wong (Canadian Politician)

Peter Wong (1932 – June 6, 1998) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1982 to 1991, and chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1997 until his death the following year.

Born in Saskatchewan, Wong moved to Sudbury in 1969. A civil engineer, he worked for the Department of Highways in the 1970s before taking a job with the city's public works department.

Wong was also an avid curler, and played second for the Northern Ontario team at the 1973 Macdonald Brier, on a team skipped by Don Harry. The rink went 3-7 at the event.