Overview
Matthew Brown is a Canadian politician who served as the 63rd mayor of London from 2014 and 2018.
Background
Brown was born in London, Ontario, in 1973. He grew up in Woodstock before graduating from the University of Waterloo. He has two sons, named John Brown and Braden Brown.
Mayoralty
In the 2014 mayoral race, he defeated runner up Paul Cheng. Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Brown represented Ward 7 on London City Council.
As mayor, Brown oversaw the planning phase of the controversial Shift bus rapid transit (BRT) network, on which construction began after his term as mayor.
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