Inauguration

2011 Inauguration

On December 5, 2011, Mayor Gregor Robertson and Council were sworn in at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre.

Niki Sharma, Commissioner-Elect of the Vancouver Park Board welcomed more than 350 guests to the community centre and acted as master of ceremonies. Mary Charles, Respected Elder, Musqueam Nation delivered an opening prayer.

The Honourable Judge Jodie Werier, Provincial Court of British Columbia, presided over the inauguration ceremony in which Mayor Gregor Robertson, Councillors George Affleck, Elizabeth Ball, Adriane Carr, Heather Deal, Kerry Jang, Raymond Louie, Geoff Meggs, Andrea Reimer, Tim Stevenson, and Tony Tang were officially sworn into office.

View the 2011 Inaugural Program (1.31 mb)

Read Mayor Gregor Robertson's inaugural speech (40 kb)

Past Mayor inaugural speeches

• Mayor Gregor Robertson (2008 inaugural speech)
• Mayor Sam Sullivan (2005 inaugural speech)
• Mayor Larry Campbell (2002 inaugural speech)
• Mayor Phillip Owen (1999 inaugural speech)
• Mayor Phillip Owen (1996 inaugural speech)