Directory › History & places › Past mayors
Peter Fassbender: former City of Langley mayor and MLA
Peter Fassbender, mayor of the City of Langley from 2005 to 2013, then a BC MLA and cabinet minister.
- Role
- Mayor, City of Langley
- Years in office
- December 5, 2005 to June 17, 2013 (as listed on Wikipedia)
- How the term ended
- Elected MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood in May 2013 and left the mayor's chair
- Successor
- Ted Schaffer
- Last checked
- October 21, 2026
Peter Fassbender was a Langley City councillor, then mayor from 2005 to 2013, before moving to provincial politics as a BC Liberal MLA and cabinet minister. This page summarizes his published record.
Background
The BC Legislature’s biography says he worked in radio, television and other communications fields, and spent 29 years as a partner and senior executive at DDB Canada, formerly Palmer Jarvis. Wikipedia adds that he served on the Langley school board from 1975 to 1979 and was a Langley City councillor from December 2002.
In office
Wikipedia and the Legislature page say he was elected mayor in the 2005, 2008 and 2011 civic elections. Wikipedia lists him as vice-chair of TransLink’s Mayors’ Council, co-chair of a Fraser Health municipal advisory council, and, from November 2012, chair of the board of the BC Pavilion Corporation. It says he was elected MLA on May 14, 2013 and took leave from the mayoralty.
After office
- MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood, May 2013 to May 2017.
- Minister of Education from June 2013 to July 2015, then Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, also responsible for TransLink, from July 30, 2015 (Wikipedia and the Legislature).
- He lost his seat in the 2017 provincial election (Wikipedia).
- In 2018 he ran again for City mayor. Global News reported that Val van den Broek won with 2,446 votes to his 2,240.
Business and community affiliations
The Legislature page lists his DDB Canada partnership and a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal; Wikipedia lists the board and advisory roles above.
Related pages
Something out of date? Tell us.
More in history & places
A short history of Langley
From Kwantlen territory and a fur-trade fort in 1827 to two municipalities and a growing region, in a few short stops.
Aldergrove: a neighbourhood guide
A guide to Aldergrove at the eastern edge of the Township of Langley: the community centre, Aldergrove Regional Park, Fair Days and the border crossing.
BC Farm Museum
A volunteer-run pioneer and farm museum in Fort Langley, open April to September, with a big collection of tractors, tools and carriages.
Brookswood and Fernridge: a neighbourhood guide
A guide to Brookswood and Fernridge in the Township of Langley: tree-lined streets, parks, the library and the George Preston Recreation Centre.
Canadian Museum of Flight
An aircraft museum in Hangar 3 at Langley Regional Airport, with more than 25 historic planes, a Handley Page Hampden and an active restoration shop.
Fort Langley National Historic Site
The Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post on the Fraser River, run by Parks Canada, with visitor details.
Last checked October 20, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.