Hazel McCallion

Mayor of Mississauga

Hazel McCallion, CM, OOnt (née Journeaux; born February 14, 1921) was a Canadian businesswoman and retired politician who served as the fifth mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, from 1978 until 2014.

She is the first and current chancellor of Sheridan College.McCallion was first elected in November 1978, and is the longest-serving mayor in the city's history, having served for 36 years at the time of her retirement in 2014.

She was a successful candidate in twelve municipal elections, having been acclaimed twice and re-elected ten other times.Her supporters gave her the nickname "Hurricane Hazel" because of her outspoken political style with reference to the Hurricane of 1954, which had a considerable impact.