Ken Oke is the mayor of South Huron

South Huron, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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 and the warden of Huron County

Huron County, Ontario

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. He was elected to the position of Mayor in the 2006 South Huron municipal election and the position of Warden in the 2008 Huron County municipal election. He was previously a South Huron councillor.

Political career

Oke started his political career in 1991 when he ran for the position of councillor in Usborne Township. He has been a councillor and a deputy reeve for Usborne Township as well as a councillor for South Huron. In 2006 he was elected Mayor of South Huron. In 2008 Oke gained the position of Huron County Warden. He also chairs several local boards.