Rick Chrest

Rick Chrest
32nd Mayor of Brandon
In office
November 6, 2014  October 27, 2022
Preceded byShari Decter Hirst
Succeeded byJeff Fawcett
Member of the Brandon City Council
In office
1995–2006
Preceded byNot applicable
Succeeded byNot applicable

Rick Chrest is a Canadian politician who was elected mayor of Brandon, Manitoba in the 2014 municipal election defeating incumbent Shari Decter Hirst.

Prior to his election as mayor, Chrest served three terms on Brandon City Council for eleven years from 1995 to 2006 for University - Ward 8.

Chrest was acclaimed as mayor for a second term in the 2018 municipal election. This was the first uncontested mayoral race in the city in 26 years.