Tony Van Bynen
Tony Van Bynen is the mayor of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4][5] He was first elected mayor in 2006 and re-elected in 2010.[6]
Born in the Netherlands, Van Bynen immigrated to Canada in 1952 with his parents, and grew up on a family farm with five brothers and five sisters near London, Ontario. He eventually moved to Newmarket in 1980 after relocating to work as a bank branch manager.[7] He entered municipal politics in 2000 when he was elected as a town councillor, then was elected as a regional councillor in 2003 and subsequently as mayor in 2006, beating his opponent Diane Springstein by 800 votes, a 4.6% margin.[6][8] He was re-elected in the 2010 election after an electoral victory over his only challenger, Michael Cascione.[9] He is a member of the York Regional Council and chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee.[10]
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