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About Ken Burgess
- Kenneth John (Ken) Burgess (January 5, 1928 – September 10, 2005) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He is the longest-serving mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, having held the position from 1979 to 1989. Burgess was chair of the Brandon school board in the late 1960s.
- He ran for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1973 municipal election as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was defeated by New Democratic Party incumbent Leonard Evans in the division of Brandon East. Burgess was first elected Mayor of Brandon in a 1979 by-election.
- He was returned by acclamation in 1980, and was re-elected in 1983 and 1986.
- Burgess was often involved in disagreements with the federal government over the subsidy for Brandon's airport.He was defeated by challenger Rick Borotsik in 1989.
- During this campaign, both of his opponents argued that he lacked the leadership skills to run Brandon in an effective manner.
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