Mayor Mark Gerretsen
CONTACT
Mayor's Office,
Kingston City Hall
216 Ontario Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 2Z3
Phone: 613-546-4291 ext. 1400
Fax: 613-546-5133
E-mail: mgerretsen@cityofkingston.ca
Read:
Mayor Gerretsen's inaugural address.
BIOGRAPHY
Mark Gerretsen was elected the 95th mayor of the City of Kingston on October 25, 2010. Prior to that election, Mark served one term as the City Councillor for Portsmouth District, from 2006 to 2010.
A native of Kingston, Mark was born the second of three children to John and Assunta Gerretsen on June 5, 1975. He attended St. Joseph/St. Mary Catholic School until grade 4, before finishing grade school at École Catholique Cathédrale in their French Immersion program. Mark attended Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School and graduated in 1994.
Upon high school graduation, Mark entered St. Lawrence College in their Computer Engineering program. After pursuing some private business interests, he enrolled at Queen's University and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, graduating in 2006. He hopes to one day return to school to earn a Masters Degree in Politics.
In addition to his duties as Mayor, Mark serves on the Police Services Board, Kingston Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, Mayor's Task Force On Development, Kingston Hydro, St. Lawrence College Community Council, the FOCUS Kingston Steering Committee and is ex-officio of all council committees.
Outside the political world, Mark manages a small property management firm which he created in the late 1990s.
