Leonard Krog

Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia, who currently serves as mayor of Nanaimo. He previously served in the provincial legislature on two occasions as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum from 1991 to 1996, and the riding of Nanaimo from 2005 to 2018.

Biography Born in Nanaimo, Krog grew up in the community of Coombs as the youngest of four children. His father Doug, a logging contractor, drowned when he was four, after which his mother Eileen returned to teaching. and was called to the bar in 1980. Following Reitsma's resignation in June 1998, Krog ran for the seat again in the December by-election, but lost to the Liberal's Judith Reid. While out of the legislature, Krog ran in the 2003 BC NDP leadership election, finishing in second place behind Carole James in the second ballot.

He faced Hunter again in the 2005 election; this time Krog won the seat in Nanaimo. He was subsequently re-elected in the 2009, 2013 and 2017 elections, serving as opposition critic to the Attorney General.

On October 20, 2018, he was elected Mayor of Nanaimo; he resigned as Nanaimo MLA on November 30 of that year. He handily won re-election in the 2022 mayoral race.

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