Hazel Mc Callion
Hazel McCallion, née Journeaux, CM (born February 14, 1921) is the mayor of Mississauga, Ontario. McCallion has been Mississauga's mayor for 34 years, holding office since 1978. She is affectionately called "Hurricane Hazel" by supporters as well as the media at large for her vibrant outspoken style of no-nonsense politics.
She is one of Canada's best known and longest-serving mayors and she is one of the longest serving elected leaders in history. Now aged 91, she was easily re-elected in October 2010 for her 12th consecutive term, holding a 76% majority of the votes, and has often been reelected without conducting a campaign. She has been voted the second most popular mayor in the world and was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2005.
She is both a Member of the Order of Canada and a Member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Famous quotes containing the word hazel:
“For spring had entered the capital
Walking on gigantic feet.
The smell of witch hazel indoors
Changed to narcissus in the street.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)