110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1P1J1
Canada
Mark Sutcliffe was born at the Riverside Hospital to parents John and Florence, who were both immigrants to Canada. Mark has lived his whole life in Ottawa. He was elected Mayor of Ottawa on October 24, 2022.
Prior to entering municipal politics, Mark was an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, volunteer, and community activist.
For over 30 years, Mark covered politics and current events as a broadcaster for CFRA, CityNews, Rogers TV, and CPAC, and as executive editor and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen.
Mark started his first business when he was 19 years old. He co-founded the Ottawa Business Journal in 1995 and founded and led several other small and medium-sized businesses. He has been a coach, mentor, and adviser to more than one hundred CEOs, entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and not-for-profit leaders.
Mark has been a passionate volunteer and fundraiser. He served as chair of the board of United Way Ottawa, the Ottawa Board of Trade, OrKidstra, the Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa Community Housing Foundation, and Run Ottawa. He also served as board member for Algonquin College, Invest Ottawa, Kind Ottawa, the Ottawa International Writers Festival, and the Royal Ottawa Hospital Foundation. His contribution to the city was recognized in 2016 when he was inducted into the Order of Ottawa and named the United Way’s Ambassador of the Year. In 2018, Mark delivered a highly regarded TEDx Talk about the role of luck in his life.
Mark is an avid marathon runner who has raised more than $250,000 for Ottawa charities with his fundraising runs. He is the author of four books, including Long Road to Boston, which chronicled his quest to qualify for the Boston Marathon, which he completed in 2015 and 2018. Mark and his wife Ginny have three children.
Committee, board and liaison appointments
Standing and sub- committees:
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Ex officio
- Audit Committee, Ex officio
- Built Heritage Committee, Ex officio
- Community Services Committee, Ex officio
- Debenture Committee, Chair
- Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee, Ex officio
- Environment and Climate Change Committee, Ex officio
- Finance and Corporate Services Committee, Chair
- Light Rail Sub-Committee, Ex officio
- Planning and Housing Committee, Ex officio
- Transit Commission. Ex officio
- Transportation Committee, Ex officio
Boards:
- ByWard Market District Authority Board of Directors(link is external), Member
- Ottawa Investment Board, Secretary (non-voting)
- Invest Ottawa Board of Directors(link is external), Co-Chair
- National Arts Centre Board of Trustees(link is external), Trustee
- Ottawa Police Services Board(link is external), Member
- Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors(link is external), Ex officio
- Build Ottawa, Member