Jyoti Gondek

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Her Worship
Jyoti Gondek
File:Jyoti Gondek 2021 interview (cropped).jpg
Gondek in 2021
37th Mayor of Calgary
Assumed office
October 25, 2021
Preceded by Naheed Nenshi
City of Calgary Councillor
In office
2017–2021
Preceded by Jim Stevenson
Succeeded by Jasmine Mian
Constituency Ward 3
Personal details
Born Prabjhote Kaur Gondek[1]
1969 (age 55–56)[2]
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality Canadian
Spouse(s) Todd Gondek (m. 1996)[3]
Residence Calgary, Alberta
Alma mater
Website www.jyotigondek.ca
File:Jyoti Gondek.jpg
Gondek delivering her victory speech after being elected mayor of Calgary

Prabjhote Kaur "Jyoti" Gondek (born 1969) is a Canadian politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of Calgary since October 25, 2021.

Early life and education

Born in London, England,[4] Gondek is the daughter of Punjabi Indian parents Jasdev Singh Grewal, a lawyer, and Surjit Kaur Grewal.[5] She immigrated to Canada with her parents at age four, initially settling in Manitoba.[3]

Gondek pursued a bachelor's degree in criminology and sociology from the University of Manitoba, where she worked as a policy analyst with the government of Manitoba before moving to Calgary, where she worked in sales and marketing for the Credit Union of Central Alberta. Gondek pursued a master's degree in organizational sociology during a two-year stint at Greyhound.[6]

She founded a strategic planning and communications consultancy, Tick Consulting, while pursuing a PhD in urban sociology at the University of Calgary, where she also taught and eventually directed a real-estate studies initiative at the University's Haskayne School of Business. Gondek was a member of the Calgary Planning Commission from 2012 to 2016.[6]

Political career

From 2017 to 2021 she was the councillor for Ward 3,[7] which includes the communities of Country Hills, Country Hills Village, Coventry Hills, Harvest Hills, and Panorama Hills.[8] Prior to her term as a city councillor, Gondek sat as a citizen member of the city's planning commission.[9]

In 2021, it was reported that in 2013, Gondek's consultancy was hired by the Urban Development Institute, a special interest group for the development industry in Calgary, to influence public opinion in favour of urban sprawl.[6] This, along with the fact that contributions from developers made up 47% of her donations in the 2017 municipal election—above the average of 35%—made her the subject of controversy.[10]

Mayor of Calgary

On October 18, 2021, she was elected the 37th mayor of Calgary. Gondek was sworn in along with the incoming city council on October 25, 2021,[11][7] becoming the first female mayor in the city's history.[12][13]

During the swearing-in ceremony for the new City Council, Gondek refused to swear in Sean Chu, who was embroiled in a scandal following allegations of impropriety with a minor while he was a member of the Calgary Police Service.[14]

References

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