Jeff Lehman (politician)
| Jeff R. Lehman | |
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| 46th Mayor of Barrie | |
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Assumed office December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | David Aspden |
| Barrie City Councillor for (Ward 2) Downtown | |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Preceded by | David Aspden |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Strachan |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Armstrong |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Barrie |
Jeffrey Robert "Jeff" Lehman (born June 1975) is an economist and current mayor of Barrie, Ontario. The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Council, he has played a central role in many of the issues affecting the City of Barrie during the current term of Council (2006–2010). As an economist, his work specializes in managing growth and investing in urban infrastructure, and he has served as an advisor to many large Canadian cities including Calgary, Ottawa, Waterloo Region, Regina, and Hamilton.
Lehman was raised in Barrie, moving from Toronto in 1977. He attended Allandale Heights Public School, and Barrie Central Collegiate Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree from Queen’s University, and earned a master's degree from the London School of Economics (LSE), graduating with first class honours. His parents, Bob and Joan Lehman, founded Lehman and Associates, a land use planning firm, in 1978; Jeff worked in this family business while he was growing up. He currently lives near downtown Barrie with his wife, Jennifer, a part-time professor of political science, and his baby daughter, Cassie.
Following graduating with a master's degree in Regional & Urban Planning from the London School of Economics, Lehman was hired to teach at the LSE following his graduation, and continued to live and work in London for two years as an academic. He taught urban and housing economics while helping to set up the LSE Cities Programme at the Department of Sociology of the LSE, an academic program that links social science, architecture, and planning.
Lehman has worked for cities across the country to manage redevelopment and plan investment in their urban infrastructure. In 2000-2001, he worked with the City of Ottawa on projects that included a new district library, expansions to two community centres, and a plan to reduce corporate real estate costs following the amalgamation of the City of Ottawa and surrounding regions, which ultimately reduced costs by some $4M.
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