FIL-CANADIAN Mike Pagtakhan is a three-term councillor representing Point Douglas Ward in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
First elected in 2002, he won re-election in 2006 and again last year.
As a City Councillor, Pagtakhan has served multiple roles and committees including Deputy Mayor, Chair of Downtown Development, Chair of Protection & Community Services, Chair of the Winnipeg Housing Steering Committee, Youth
Ambassador, Acting Deputy Mayor, Secretary of Urban Aboriginal Initiatives, and as Chair of the Citizens Equity Committee, among others, according to his bio.
He serves as the council’s Deputy Speaker.
He also serves as a director in a number of organizations including,the Exchange District BIZ, the Winnipeg Public Library Board, the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Fred Douglas, according to his bio.
Born in the Philippines, emigrated from the Philippines at the age of 3, and has lived in Winnipeg the past 37 years.
He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), and has also attained his Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP) designation from the Purchasing Management Association of Canada, and his Certifed in Management (CIM) diploma from the Canadian Institute of Management.
He is the nephew of Rey Pagtakhan, the first Filipino born Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada.
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