Shari Decter Hirst is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, in the 2010 municipal election^[1] and is the first female mayor in Brandon City Council history.^[1] She was formally sworn into office on November 9, 2010.^[2] She was defeated by Rick Chrest in the 2014 municipal election.^[3] Decter Hirst previously ran as a New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidate in Brandon West in the 1990 provincial election, losing to incumbent MLA James McCrae.