Government
The region's governing body is the 16-member Waterloo Regional council. The council consists of the regional chair, the mayors of the seven cities and townships, plus four additional councillors from Kitchener and two additional councillors each from both Cambridge and Waterloo.
Ken Seiling has been the regional chair since 1985. Starting with the 1997 election, he has been directly elected by the citizens of Waterloo Region. Prior to 1997, the chair was appointed by the elected councillors. Of the nine regional municipalities in Ontario, Waterloo Region and Halton are the only ones with an elected chair.
| Regional Chair | Ken Seiling |
|---|---|
| City of Cambridge | Doug Craig (Mayor), Jane Brewer, Claudette Millar |
| City of Kitchener | Carl Zehr (Mayor), Tom Galloway, Jean Haalboom, Geoff Lorentz, Jim Wideman |
| City of Waterloo | Brenda Halloran (Mayor), Jane Mitchell, Sean Strickland |
| Township of Woolwich | Todd Cowan (Mayor) |
| Township of Wellesley | Ross Kelterborn (Mayor) |
| Township of Wilmot | Les Armstrong (Mayor) |
| Township of North Dumfries | Rob Deutschmann (Mayor) |
Past Regional Chairs:
- Jack A. Young, first Chairman of the Region
Read more about this topic: Regional Municipality Of Waterloo
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