Dave Bronconnier, three-time Mayor of Calgary, Alberta, is known as one of the most innovative and outspoken municipal leaders in the country.

He's credited with successfully and decisively leading Calgary through a period of rapid growth, staggeringly rapid and sustained growth at a rate never before seen in Canada.

A third-generation Calgarian who served nine years as an alderman on Calgary City Council, Dave was first elected Mayor on October 15, 2001. He was re-elected, with huge majorities, in 2004 and 2007.

From his first days in office, Mayor Bronconnier moved to put in place new revenues, new policies and new projects that would enable Calgary to catch up with its own growth.

He negotiated a re-balancing of the revenue-sharing arrangements with both the federal and provincial governments, thereby ensuring the city would have more equitable, secure and 'no strings' long-term funding for necessary municipal infrastructure, facilities, and services.