Jack Froese | |
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| Mayor of the Township of Langley, British Columbia | |
| In office December 5, 2011 –November 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Green |
| Succeeded by | Eric Woodward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanley Jack Froese |
| Spouse | Debbie Froese (m. 1973;died 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Township of Langley,British Columbia |
| Occupation | Politician,Turkey Farmer,Police Officer |
Stanley Jack Froese is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of the Township of Langley,British Columbia,Canada from 2011 to 2022.
Jack Froese attended Abbotsford Senior Secondary School,graduating in 1972. [1] Froese moved to Langley in 1979,where he purchased a farm and operated a turkey farm called JD Farms Specialty Turkey. [2] [3] Froese also worked as a police officer in the Vancouver Police Department,retiring in 2004. [4]
Jack Froese was first elected mayor in 2011,defeating incumbent mayor,Rick Green. [5] Froese was then re-elected in 2014 and 2018,and is currently serving his third term as mayor. During 2012,Froese was awarded the Diamond Jubilee medal. [6] [7] On January 9,2020,his wife,Debbie,passed away due to cancer at the age of 66. [8]
Froese is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the Mayors' Council on the Translink board. In July 2018,he voted to approve a Skytrain extension from King George Station in Surrey to Langley City. [9] [10] On October 2,2019,he voted to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new,8-lane tunnel. [11]
During Froese's term as mayor,Froese spent $7.7 million on the expansion of the Langley Events Centre. [12] He also pledged $27 million in funding for widening a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway from Langley to Aldergrove,which was known for congestion and crashes. [13] [14] [15]
On April 11,2022,Froese announced that he would not seek re-election in that year's municipal election and his retirement from politics. [16]
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