Suzanne Anton is a city councillor for Vancouver, British Columbia. She is currently an incumbent city councillor, elected as a member of the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) in 2005 and in 2008. From the 2008 civic election, she is the only elected NPA representative on the city council. She was a Vancouver Parks Board commissioner from 2002 to 2005.

Contents 1 Background 2 Vancouver City Council 3 Family 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Background

Prior to her career in politics, Suzanne Anton was a mathematics teacher at the American International School of Lisbon in Portugal, and through Canadian University Service Overseas in Nigeria.^[1] She was also a Crown Counsel lawyer. She served with many organizations including the Vancouver Sport Tourism Task Force; MoreSports (founding member); ARKS (Arbutus Ridge Kerrisdale Shaughnessy) CityPlan Visioning community liaison group; Vancouver City Planning Commission; Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion Vancouver event; Kerrisdale Soccer Club (past president); Vancouver Field Sport Federation (past vice-president); Achilles Track Society; and Riley Park community association.

Suzanne received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Victoria. She went on to complete her Bachelor of Law from the University of British Columbia in 1979.^[2]

[edit] Vancouver City Council

In her time on Vancouver City Council, Anton has also sat on the boards of TransLink, Metro Vancouver, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. She has been vice-chair of the city's Planning and Environment Committee and a member of the Heritage Commission. At the Metro Vancouver level, she is a member of the Land Use and Transportation Committee and the Vancouver/UBC Joint Committee, where she is the lead on the issue of University of British Columbia governance.

[edit] Family

Anton and her husband Olin have three adult children named Elizabeth, Robert and Angus.^[1][3]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "About Suzanne", Suzanne Anton Website, Accessed August 29, 2009.
2. ^ "Suzanne Anton", Linkedin Profile, Accessed August 29, 2009.
3. ^ "Councillor Suzanne Anton", City of Vancouver Website, Accessed August 29, 2009.

[edit] External links

• Suzanne Anton

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