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Jim Watson (Canadian politician)

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Then-MPP Jim Watson speaking at the 2009 Ottawa Folk Festival
Date of birth	, 1961(age 55)
Place of birth	Lachute, Quebec
Political party	Ontario Liberal Party
Spouse	Single
Religion	Presbyterianism
56th Mayor of Ottawa
In office	January 1, 1998 - August 1, 2000
Succeeded by	Allan Higdon (interim)
Preceded by	Jacquelin Holzman
In office	December 1, 2010 - Present
Preceded by	Larry O'Brien
Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean
In office	October 2, 2003 - February 1, 2010
Succeeded by	Bob Chiarelli
Preceded by	Garry Guzzo
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
In office	October 30, 2007 - January 12, 2010
Succeeded by	John Gerretsen (interim)
Preceded by	John Gerretsen

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James Alexander "Jim" Watson (born 1961) is the current mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a former Ottawa city councillor (1991 � 1997) and mayor (1997 � 2000), and subsequently represented the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2010. He was a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty until he resigned in January 2010 to successfully run for mayor in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election.

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