Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election.[1] He is a member of ABC Vancouver.[2]
Peter Meiszner | |
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| Vancouver City Councillor | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2022 | |
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| Born | January 9, 1983 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | ABC Vancouver |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Meiszner moved to Vancouver in 2002 after facing difficulty with his family when he came out as gay.[3] He studied broadcast journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology,[3] and worked as a television journalist for Global BC before leaving to join the University of British Columbia as a senior digital strategist and communications manager.[2] He was also the publisher of urbanYVR, a website focused on housing and urban development issues in the Lower Mainland.[2] During this time, he served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee.
Upon assuming office as a Vancouver city councillor, he was appointed as an alternate representative to the Metro Vancouver Regional District board and as a member of the Housing and Electoral Area ‘A’ committees. Meiszner also serves on the board of the Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver Civic Theatres and EasyPark.
References
- "Vancouver Election Results: Ken Sim rolls over Kennedy Stewart, vows to act fast to add police officers". Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2022.
- Kenneth Chan, "Peter Meiszner to run for Vancouver City Council under A Better City party". Daily Hive, May 2, 2022.
- Mike Howell, "Meet Vancouver’s four new city councillors". Vancouver Is Awesome, October 28, 2022.