WATCH: Brian Bowman takes the oath of office as he’s officially sworn in as the new Mayor of Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG – Brian Bowman will officially be sworn in as mayor of Winnipeg at city hall on Tuesday evening.
Global News will live stream the swearing in on this page at 8 p.m.
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The 15 people who make up city council – seven of them newcomers – will be sworn in at the same ceremony.
READ MORE: Winnipeg election results
Bowman will also announce which councillors will be members of Executive Policy Committee, the mayor’s inner circle.
Bowman was the surprise winner of the Oct. 22 election.
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Longtime NDP politician Judy Wasylycia-Leis held a strong lead in polls from the beginning of the campaign until an October Global News/680 CJOB poll showed the two in a statistical tie.
On election day, Bowman won handily, taking 47.5 per cent of the vote to Wasylycia-Leis’ 24.9 per cent.
READ MORE: Brian Bowman wins 2014 Winnipeg election
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