What is John Mutton?
{{Infobox Mayor | name = John Mutton | image = File:John Mutton 2018 IMG 8302.jpg | caption = Mutton in 2018 | birth_name =John Mutton | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1966|08|05}} | order = Mayor of [[Clarington]], Ontario | term_start = 2000 | term_end = 2006 | predecessor = Diane Hamre | successor = Jim Abernthy | residence = [[Bowmanville]], Ontario | profession = Business Owner }} '''John Mutton''' (born August 5, 1966) is the founder of [[Municipal Solutions]], an international [[business development]] firm.[[John Mutton (politician)#cite note-1|<sup>[1]</sup>]] John Mutton was the [[Mayor]] of the Municipality of [[Clarington]] and elected from 1997-2006. Mutton also held the positions of [[Durham Region]] Finance Chair, Chair of the [[Ganaraska]] Conservation Authority, Chairman of [[Veridian Corporation]] and Chairman of the Association of Nuclear Host Communities. ==Early Life== John Mutton was born and raised in [[:en:Bowmanville|Bowmanville]], Ontario. He graduated from [[Bowmanville High School]], Ontario. He received a BSc from the [[State University of New York]], USA, and a Masters Certificate, Municipal Management from the [[University of Ontario Institute of Technology]], [[Oshawa]], Ontario. ==Political Career == John Mutton was elected Mayor of Clarington in 2000 at the age of 34.<ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/324/Page1.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is the youngest person to become mayor of Clarington and was one of the youngest Mayors in Canada. Mutton held office for 6 years (2000 – 2006).<ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/26351/Page1.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/26352/Page2.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He began his political career in 1997 as a Regional and Local Councillor of Clarington.<ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/d