For the fifth election in a row, Londoners will be voting in a new mayor.
Ed Holder announced on Tuesday he will not be seeking re-election this October.
The former federal cabinet minister was voted into the job in 2018, beating out Paul Paolatto, Tanya Park and Paul Cheng in London’s first, and potentially only, ranked ballot election.
During his time in office, Holder has dealt with the significant global challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping the community through local tragedies like the murder of the Afzaal family in June of 2021 and the death of young Girl Guide Alexandra Stemp in November.
Before serving as Mayor, Holder was the Member of Parlaiment for London West from 2008 through 2015, when he lost a re-election bid to Kate Young.
He served as the Minister of State for Science and Technology under Stephen Harper from March of 2014 through the end of his time as an MP.
