Peter Partington
Regional Chairman

A native of St. Catharines, Peter Partington completed secondary school at St. Catharines Collegiate and went on to study at the University of Western Ontario where he obtained his B.A. and L.L.B.

Mr. Partington was called to the Bar in 1965 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1976. He practiced law until March 2004.

Mr. Partington served his community in the role of MPP for the riding of St. Catharines-Brock from 1985-1987.

Mr. Partington was elected Chairman of the Niagara Region in November 2003, and acclaimed for a second term in December, 2006. Prior to being elected Regional Chair, Mr. Partington was a member of Niagara Regional Council for St. Catharines from 1994 and served as Chair of the Corporate and Financial Services Committee and Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Municipal Services.

From 1999-2000 Mr. Partington was Director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and from 2000-2003 he served as Director and President of the Ontario Great Lakes Renewal Foundation.
Mr. Partington has a wife, Betsy, and two sons, Peter and Robert.

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