| Honorific-Prefix: | His Worship |
| Danny Breen | |
| Order: | 15th |
| Office: | Mayor of St. John's |
| Term Start: | October 10, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Dennis O'Keefe |
| Birth Place: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Party: | Independent |
| Residence: | St. John's |
| Alma Mater: | Memorial University of Newfoundland (BA) |
Danny Breen (born) is a Canadian politician who serves as the 15th and current mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected in the 2017 municipal election on September 26, 2017.[1] He was acclaimed in the 2021 municipal election.[2]
Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Breen represented Ward 1 on St. John's City Council from 2009 until 2017.[3] [4] He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election in the electoral district of Virginia Waters,[5] but was defeated by Liberal Cathy Bennett.[6]
Breen is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
| 2009 municipal election | |||
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | |||
| Danny Breen | 3,402 | 41.09 | |
| Art Puddister (X) | 3,184 | 38.46 | |
| Dave Lee | 1,693 | 20.45 | |
|-|-|align="right"|1892|align="right"|39.05|align="right"|-20.99|- |NDP|Sheilagh O'Leary|align="right"|1021|align="right"|21.07|align="right"|-9.35|}
| 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections Mayor of St. John's | |||
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Breen | 20,261 | 53.19 | |
| 12,604 | 33.09 | ||
| Renee Sharpe | 5,225 | 13.72 | |