About the Chair
About Regional Chair Gary Carr
Gary sits on the Region's Standing Committees of Health and Social Services, Administration and Finance, and Planning and Public Works. He also serves on a number of Regional Advisory Committees.
He was elected to the position of Regional Chair in 2006, having already served 16 years in elected roles:
- as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP for Oakville South - 1990-2003; Speaker of the House, 2000-2003); and
- a Member of Parliament (MP for Halton, 2004-2006).
Before entering public service, Mr. Carr was a businessman and sales manager in the transportation industry. While serving in political office, he received a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Athabasca University (2002). He earlier received a certificate in Business Administration from Ryerson University.
As a young man, Regional Chair Carr played professional hockey for 6 years. He was drafted by the Boston Bruins, and played 4 years in their farm system in the International and American Hockey Leagues. Mr. Carr then signed as a free agent with the Quebec Nordiques (now the Colorado Avalanche), where he played 2 more years in the American Hockey League. In 1975, he was a member of the Memorial Cup champion Toronto Marlboros.