Jane Batty (born 1946 in

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) is a former member of

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, last representing Ward 6. She was first elected in the 2001 Edmonton municipal election. She served on council to 2013. Prior to her first term on council, Batty served as both a management consultant and vice-president at Denny Andrew's Ford in Edmonton. Before finally achieving political success Batty endured several failed campaigns for election to council; in 1998 she ran in Ward 5 and in 1992 she failed to edge past

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and Tooker Gomberg in Ward 4. Batty announced on June 3, 2013, that she would retire at the end of her term, in October 2013.

External links

Jane Batty profile Edmonton City Council

Edmonton Public Library biography of Jane Batty

References

1946 births Living people Women municipal councillors in Alberta Edmonton city councillors 21st-century Canadian municipal councillors 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub