Editing Rod Sykes (section)

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1929–2025)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name =Rod Sykes
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|office= 30th [[Mayor of Calgary]]
|predecessor=[[John Leslie (mayor)|Jack Leslie]]
|successor=[[Ross Alger]]
|term_start=October 22, 1969
|term_end=October 31, 1977
|birth_name=James Rodney Winter Sykes
|birth_date= {{birth date|1929|5|19}}
|birth_place= [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
|death_date= {{death date and age|2025|01|3|1929|05|19}}
|death_place=[[Calgary]], Alberta, Canada
|occupation= {{hlist|Accountant|politician}}
}}

'''James Rodney Winter Sykes''' (May 19, 1929 – January 3, 2025) was a Canadian politician from [[Alberta]]. He served as the 30th [[Mayor of Calgary]] from 1969 to 1977 and as leader of the [[Alberta Social Credit Party]] from 1980 to 1982. He ran as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate in the [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984 federal election]].