Bob Chiarelli

Bob Chiarelli served as Ottawa Mayor from 2000-2006. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on March 4, 2010 in a by-election in the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. Bob was previously MPP for the riding of Ottawa West from 1987 to 1997, and he served as the parliamentary assistant to the Chair of the Management Board in 1987-88. Bob was appointed Minister of Transportation in October 2011, in addition to the role of Minister of Infrastructure which he held since August 2010. He served as MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean until 2018. Bob Chiarelli is currently retired after running for Mayor again in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, where he finished 3rd behind Katherine McKenny and Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.