Honorific-Prefix: | His Worship |
Jack Froese | |
Birth Name: | Stanley Jack Froese |
Residence: | Township of Langley, British Columbia |
Office: | Mayor of the Township of Langley, British Columbia |
Term Start: | December 5, 2011 |
Term End: | November 7, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Rick Green |
Children: | 3 |
Occupation: | Politician, Turkey Farmer, Police Officer |
Stanley Jack Froese is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of the Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada from 2011 to 2022.
Jack Froese attended Abbotsford Senior Secondary School, graduating in 1972.[1] Froese moved to Langley in 1979, where he purchased a farm and operated a turkey farm called JD Farms Specialty Turkey.[2] [3] Froese also worked as a police officer in the Vancouver Police Department, retiring in 2004.[4]
Jack Froese was first elected mayor in 2011, defeating incumbent mayor, Rick Green.[5] Froese was then re-elected in 2014 and 2018, and is currently serving his third term as mayor. During 2012, Froese was awarded the Diamond Jubilee medal.[6] [7] On January 9, 2020, his wife, Debbie, passed away due to cancer at the age of 66.[8]
Froese is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the Mayors' Council on the Translink board. In July 2018, he voted to approve a Skytrain extension from King George Station in Surrey to Langley City.[9] [10] On October 2, 2019, he voted to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new, 8-lane tunnel.[11]
During Froese's term as mayor, Froese spent $7.7 million on the expansion of the Langley Events Centre.[12] He also pledged $27 million in funding for widening a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway from Langley to Aldergrove, which was known for congestion and crashes.[13] [14] [15]
On April 11, 2022, Froese announced that he would not seek re-election in that year's municipal election and his retirement from politics.[16]