Robert D. (Bob) Tarleck (born July 6, 1941) is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada from 2001 to 2010.
From 1965 to 1966, he taught at a junior high school in White Rock, British Columbia.
[3] He temporarily retired from municipal politics for nine years until David B. Carpenter announced in 2001 he was not seeking a fifth term as mayor.
The opening attracted four other candidates: Mike Pierzchala, Mark Switzer, Greg Weadick and Frank Peta.
[citation needed] Tarleck garnered two-thirds of the votes in the 2004 municipal election against his single opponent and former alderman, Joe Mauro.