Peter Nystrom
Peter Nystrom | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Norwich | |
| In office December 5, 2017 – December 5, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Deberey A. Hinchey |
| Succeeded by | Swarnjit Singh |
| In office December 1, 2009 – December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin P. Lathrop |
| Succeeded by | Deberey A. Hinchey |
| Member of the Norwich City Council | |
| In office 2015 – December 4, 2017 | |
| In office 2009 – December 1, 2009 | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 46th district | |
| In office 1984–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Sweeney |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Olson Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1957 |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Eastern Connecticut State College (BS) University of Connecticut (MA) |
Peter A. Nystrom (born February 13, 1957) is an American politician. He was a member of the Norwich City Council from 1979 to 1984, when he won his first election to the Connecticut House of Representatives. Nystrom served as a state representative until 2002. That year, he ran unsuccessfully for seat on the Connecticut Senate. In 2009, Nystrom returned to the Norwich City Council via a special election and won the mayoralty later that year. He relinquished the mayoralty in 2013, began a third stint on the city council in 2015, and was elected to consecutive mayoral terms in 2017 and 2021. In 2021, he announced it would be his final run for mayor.