About Peter Pollen
Lived 1927 – 2017 (aged 89). Peter Pollen was a Canadian politician.
Peter Pollen (October 26, 1927 – January 3, 2017) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was the mayor of Victoria, B.C. from 1971 to 1975 and from 1981 to 1985.
He was raised in Saskatchewan and Ontario and came to Victoria at the age of 34 to assist a local Ford dealer. Instead, the dealer persuaded him to take over the dealership. From 1985 to 1986, he was the leader of the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party. In 2011, the Hallmark Society, an association dedicated to heritage preservation in Victoria, presented Pollen with a merit award for "his contributions to the heritage fabric of Victoria".
He died on January 3, 2017, at the age of 89.
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Canadian politician (1927–2017)
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Peter Pollen was born on 26 October 1927.
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Peter Pollen died on 3 January 2017 in Victoria.
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