Peter Politis

Mayor

Peter is undertaking a third term as Cochrane’s Mayor. He is a change agent and community builder, whose life’s work is built upon the type of critical thinking and transformational leadership that effectively challenges conventional thinking, to discover opportunity where least expected.

As a leading advocate for the North and its way of life, he has driven important regional issues such as: the reinstatement of the spring bear hunt; massive savings in policing costs across the region; spent three days in a tent drawing attention to homelessness; and stopping the divestment of the ONTC, among many others.

As a management consultant by trade, Peter has decades of experience and training in key disciplines such as negotiations, facilitation, people management, business and strategic planning, project management, brainstorming, corporate training, and risk management. He has specialized in Indigenous and municipal affairs for several decades.  His enabling approach and trademark flare for innovation consistently helps break barriers while pioneering breakthrough agreements and sustainable partnerships between government, industry, municipality, and the Indigenous community across Canada. 

He was recognized for his creative accomplishments by being nominated for the Premier’s Award for most outstanding college graduate in Ontario under the business category, and received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his volunteer commitment to his community and Canada.