Emil Kolb

Who is Emil Kolb?

Emil Vincent Kolb is the non-elected chair of Peel Regional council in Ontario, Canada. He began serving his fifth term in that role in 2003. Prior to his appointment as regional chair in 1991, Kolb was a two-term mayor of Caledon and has been a regional councillor since Peel Region was established in 1973. Before that, he served on the council of Albion Township. Kolb was raised in the Bolton area and his family have operated farms in Caledon since 1939.

He was a member and Chair of the Albion Township Planning Board prior to becoming, in the early 1970s, an Albion Township Councillor.

A Regional Councillor since the establishment of Peel Regional government in 1973

From 1985 to 1991, served as Mayor of Caledon for two terms

First elected as Chair of Peel Regional Council, on Dec. 12, 1991

Chair of the Peel Police Services Board, a position held since January 1996

Fifth and current term as Regional Chair began in December 2003

Is the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation of the Regional Municipality of Peel

As Regional Chair, is ex officio member of all committees of Council