Berry Vrbanovic
Berry Vrbanovic (born August 19, 1966) is a Croatian Canadian politician who has served as mayor of Kitchener, Ontario since the 2014 municipal election.
His Worship Berry Vrbanovic | |
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Vrbanovic in 2017 | |
| Mayor of Kitchener | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Zehr |
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| Born | August 19, 1966 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Wilfrid Laurier University |
Vrbanovic attended St. Jerome's High School, and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a BA in political science and a diploma in Business Administration. Prior to entering municipal politics, he worked in Kitchener's clerk's office and the information technology division.
Prior to his election to the mayoralty in 2014, he represented Ward 2 as a city councillor on Kitchener City Council from 1994 to 2014. He ran as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Kitchener Centre in the 1999 provincial election, losing to Wayne Wettlaufer. Barry is a proud supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and welcomes them into the city with open arms.