Mayor Derek Corrigan

Telephone: 604.294.7340
Fax: 604.294.7724
Email: mayor.corrigan@burnaby.ca

Mayor Derek Corrigan has been a Burnaby resident since 1977. He was first elected to Burnaby City Council in 1987, serving as a Councillor for 15 years until his election as Mayor in 2002.

Married to his wife Kathy for 33 years, they have raised four children in our community, all attending Nelson Elementary and Burnaby South High School.

Mayor Corrigan has a law degree from the University of British Columbia, obtained after 3 years of undergraduate study in political science and philosophy. He was called to the B.C. Bar in 1978.

Over his lengthy political career, Mayor Derek Corrigan has served on many key committees at the local, regional and national levels. He also served as the Chair of B.C. Transit from 1994-97 assuming responsibility for all transit systems in B.C. Mayor Corrigan currently sits on the Mayor’s Council on Regional Transportation.

At present, Mayor Derek Corrigan is an ex-officio member of all Council Committees. As a long-time Director of Metro Vancouver (GVRD), he currently serves on the following Committees:

• Chair, Regional Planning Committee
• Member, Waste Management Committee
• Member, Mayors Committee
• Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Committee
• Member, Port Cities Committee
• Member, Policing Issues Committee

Metro Vancouver has also appointed Mayor Corrigan as a representative to the International Centre for Sustainable Cities and an Alternate Representative to the Western Transportation Advisory Council (WESTAC). He is also an appointed Director of the Municipal Finance Authority.

Mayor Derek Corrigan has a very strong history of community involvement as a coach for Burnaby Metro Club and Burnaby Minor Lacrosse and a team parent for Burnaby Minor Hockey. He is very privileged to serve as the Honourary Chair for Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion and was the Honourary Chair for the Empty Bowls Campaign in 2005 and 2007. The Mayor is a member of the North Burnaby Lions and the Royal Canadian Legion. He is also an Honourary Member of the Edmonds Lions Club.

Mayor Derek Corrigan has been recognized as a recipient of the Canada 125 medal for Community Service. He has also received special recognition awards from the Siri Guru Ravidass Temple and the Arul Migu Thurkaderi Hindu Society B.C. for community service.

Mayor Corrigan continues his commitment to the International Mayors for Peace organization and received a special recognition award for his participation in the United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Conference.