Donald H. Bell, former Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Canadian politician. He is currently serving as a Councillor for the City of North Vancouver. He previously represented the riding of North Vancouver as Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Before being elected, he was the mayor of the District of North Vancouver. He was first elected as an alderman in the District of North Vancouver in 1970, and again, topping the polls, in 1972 and 1974. He was elected mayor of the District in 1976, 1978, and 1980. He then voluntarily returned to the private sector for 13 years. In the 1986 he revived his political career and was elected for three terms as a school trustee in 1986, 1988 and 1990, serving twice as school board chairman. He then returned to District council, being elected as a municipal councillor in 1993. In 1996 he returned full-time to the mayor's chair by acclamation, and was re-elected as mayor in 1999 and 2002. [More at Wikipedia]

March 10th, 1942 in New Westminster (Age 82)