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Who's
up front,
and
who's not
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Cabinet:
Elected lib in
1991: 5
Elected lib 1994-99: 15
Elected lib in 2001: 8
Total: 28
First elected
as Social Credit: 3
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Jan
26, 2004 Cabinet Shuffle |
Backbench:
Elected lib in 1991: 2
Elected lib 1994-99: 8
Elected lib in 2001: 39
Total: 49
First elected
as Social Credit: 2
Includes Speaker designate
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MLA
(date first elected)
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Cabinet
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Short
Bio Notes
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| Abbotsford-Clayburn |
John
van Dongen
(May 3, 1995)
|
MINISTER
OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND FISHERIES
|
no
change |
Involved
in farm organizations and businesses for almost two decades, was on
the board of directors of the BC Dairy Foundation, Agrifoods International
Co-operative (Dairyland), BC Federation of Dairymens Association
and a member of the Farm Debt Review Board.
|
| Abbotsford-Mount
Lehman |
Michael
deJong
(Feb 17, 1994)
|
MINISTER
OF FORESTS
|
no
change |
Attended
the University of Albertas law school, graduating with a Law
Degree in 1988, entered private practice and later opened his own
law firm in Abbotsford. |
| Alberni-Qualicum |
Gillian
Trumper
(2001) |
|
|
Gillian
Trumper, the mayor of Port Alberni since 1983 ran four times for
the seat, twice under the Social Credit banner and twice as a Liberal.
|
| Bulkley
Valley-Stikine |
Dennis
MacKay
(2001) |
|
|
A
private investigator, a provincial coroner, and a security patrol
agent who served twenty-eight years with the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police. |
| Burnaby-Edmonds |
Patty
Sahota
(2001) |
|
|
Worked
as an aide to BC Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell and as a Regional
Organizer for the BC Liberal Party. |
| Burnaby
North |
Richard
T Lee
(2001) |
|
|
A
programmer analyst at TRIUMF. |
| Burnaby-Willingdon |
John
Nuraney
(2001) |
|
|
Owns
five A&W Restaurants. |
| Burquitlam |
Harry
Bloy
(2001) |
|
|
President
of a company which sells communication lines, equipment and data. |
| Cariboo
North |
John
Wilson
(1996) |
|
|
Veterinarian
who established a practice in Quesnel in 1967, operates a ranch in
Quesnel with his family. |
| Cariboo
South |
Walter
Cobb
(2001) |
|
|
Operator
of a small construction company, served the City of Williams Lake
for ten years as a councillor and for six years as mayor. |
| Chilliwack-Kent |
Barry
Penner
(1996) |
|
|
A
lawyer who was the youngest member of the BC Liberal Official Opposition
when elected in 1996. |
| Chilliwack-Sumas |
John
Les
(2001) |
|
Small
Business and Economic Development |
Mayor
of Chilliwack from 1987 to 1999. |
| Columbia
River-Revelstoke |
Wendy
McMahon
(2001) |
|
|
Since
1988, executive assistant to the Rocky Mountain Superintendent of
Schools. |
| Comox
Valley |
Stan
Hagen
(2001 as BC Lib, 1986 as Socred) |
MINISTER
OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
|
Human
Resources |
General
manager, since 1991, of a paving company and former Socred MLA for
Comox. First elected as BC Liberal in 2001. |
| Coquitlam-Maillardville |
Richard
Stewart
(2001) |
|
|
From
1994 to 1997, the Director of Corporate Communications for BCs
largest builder of single-family homes. Recently a private communications
consultant. |
| Cowichan-Ladysmith |
Graham
Bruce
(2001 as BC Lib, 1986 as Socred) |
MINISTER
OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND LABOUR |
no
change |
Owns
and operates Chemainus Foods, was elected to the North Cowichan Municipal
council in 1976, then served as mayor from 1979 until 1987, elected
Socred MLA for Cowichan-Malahat in 1986. First elected as BC Liberal
in 2001.
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| Delta
North |
Reni
Masi
(1996) |
|
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A
former high school principal, past-president of the BC Liberal Party. |
| Delta
South |
Val
Roddick
(Dec 7, 1999) |
|
|
With
her husband, built up a successful farm supply and fertilizer company. |
| East
Kootenay |
Bill
Bennett
(2001) |
|
|
A
partner in a Cranbrook law firm and a mountain wilderness lodge owner. |
| Esquimalt-Metchosin |
Arnie
Hamilton
(2001) |
|
|
A
retired Esquimalt police officer involved with a successful party
supplies rental business. |
| Fort
Langley-Aldergrove |
Rich
Coleman
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL
|
no
change |
A
former member of the RCMP and a security specialist, Rich Coleman
ran a real estate management and consulting company before being elected
to the BC Legislature. |
| Kamloops |
Claude
Richmond
(2001 as BC Lib, 1981 as Socred) |
Designated
by Premier to be elected Speaker |
no
change |
Managing
director of Kamloops Airport Limited, since 1997, Kamloops Socred
MLA 1981-1991. First elected as BC Liberal in 2001. |
| Kamloops-North
Thompson |
Kevin
Krueger
(1996) |
|
|
Known
as "boom box" for his heckling, he worked with the Insurance
Corporation of BC for 20 years, and at the time of his departure he
was a Road Safety regional manager. |
| Kelowna-Lake
Country |
John
Weisbeck
(1996) |
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A
dentist for 25 years, he also set up a successful mixed farming business
and fruit and garden centre. |
| Kelowna-Mission |
Sindi
Hawkins
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF HEALTH PLANNING |
Minister
of State for Intergovernmental Relations |
A
nurse and a lawyer, was one of the first nurses in Canada to be recognized
by the Canadian Nurses Association as a Neuroscience nurse specialist.
|
| Langley |
Lynn
Stephens
(1991) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY
|
backbench |
A
former businesswoman and realtor. |
| Malahat-Juan
de Fuca |
Brian
Kerr
(2001) |
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A
chartered accountant and co-founder of the grocery store Nester's
Market. |
| Maple
Ridge-Mission |
Randy
Hawes
(2001) |
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Three
term Mayor of the District of Mission. |
| Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows |
Ken
Stewart
(2001) |
|
|
Owns
and operates Coniagas Ranches Limited, in 1987 started the BC deer
farm industry. |
| Nanaimo |
Mike
Hunter
(2001) |
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Was
president of the Fisheries Council of B.C., a private trade association,
from 1984 to 1999, and for 13 years earlier worked for the federal
fisheries department. An independent consultant since 1999. |
| Nanaimo-Parksville |
Judith
Reid
(Dec 14, 1998) |
MINISTER
OF TRANSPORTATION
|
backbench |
Together
with her husband, in 1991 purchased a shellfish farm, elected director
of the BC Shellfish Growers Association in 1993 and vice-president
in 1995. |
| Nelson-Creston |
Blair
Suffredine
(2001) |
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Has
practiced law in Nelson since 1975. |
| New
Westminster |
Joyce
Murray
(2001) |
MINISTER
OF WATER, LAND AND AIR PROTECTION
|
Management
Services |
Co-founder
of Brinkman & Associated Reforestation Limited, Canadas
leading silviculture company, Chair of the Board of Directors and
Director of Planning and Quality for the company, headquartered in
New Westminster. |
| North
Coast |
Bill
Belsey
(2001) |
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Manager
of Maintenance and Engineering at Skeena Celluloses Pulp Operations. |
| North
Island |
Rod
Sanderson Visser
(2001) |
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Managing
partner in the family business, Discovery Crane Rental Company, served
as Chair of the Campbell River based Pacific Resource Education Society. |
| North
Vancouver-Lonsdale |
Katherine
Whittred
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR INTERMEDIATE, LONG TERM AND HOME CARE
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backbench |
Was
a social studies and history teacher. |
| North
Vancouver-Seymour |
Daniel
Jarvis
(1991) |
|
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Involved
in the real estate before 1991 election. |
| Oak
Bay-Gordon Head |
Ida
Chong
(1996) |
|
Minister
of State for Women's and Seniors' Services |
A
CGA, Ms Chong is the first BC born person of Chinese descent to serve
as a legislator in British Columbia. |
| Okanagan-Vernon |
Tom
Christensen
(2001) |
|
Minister
of Education |
Called
to the BC bar in May 1995, he returned to Vernon to practice law.
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| Okanagan-Westside |
Rick
Thorpe
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF COMPETITION, SCIENCE AND ENTERPRISE |
Provincial
Revenue |
A
Certified Management Accountant, worked in the Canadian brewing industry
for 22 years in a variety of senior management positions. |
| Peace
River North |
Richard
Neufeld
(1991 Socred,
then Reform and 1997 BC Lib) |
MINISTER
OF ENERGY AND MINES |
No
change |
Owned
and operated his own business in Fort Nelson. served on Fort Nelson
council for eight years, five of them as mayor.
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| Peace
River South |
Blair
Lekstrom
(2001) |
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Two-term
Mayor of the City of Dawson Creek. |
| Penticton-Okanagan
Valley |
Bill
Barisoff
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF PROVINCIAL REVENUE |
Water,
Land and Air Protection |
Owner
of a trucking business and small fruit farm, was a member of the Okanagan
Labour Relations Council.
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| Port
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain |
Karn
Manhas
(2001) |
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At
age 24, the youngest Liberal candidate in the 2001 election, he joined
the Social Credit party in high school and then the B.C. Liberals
in 1995. |
| Port
Moody-Westwood |
Christy
Clark
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF EDUCATION
AND DEPUTY PREMIER
|
Minister
of Children and Family Development and Deputy Premier |
First
elected at age 30, former researcher in the BC Legislature. |
| Powell
River-Sunshine Coast |
Harold
Long
(2001 as BC Lib, 1986 as Socred) |
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Owns
and operates a transportation business. One term Socred MLA. |
| Prince
George-Mount Robson |
Shirley
Bond
(2001) |
MINISTER
OF ADVANCED EDUCATION
|
no
change |
Three-term
trustee on the Prince George School Board, recently completed fourth
year as Chair of the Board. |
| Prince
George North |
Pat
Bell
(2001) |
|
Minister
of State for Mining |
If
you're hungry see Pat who owns a trucking company, co-owns a logging
company and owns and operates two Wendys Restaurants in Prince
George. |
| Prince
George-Omineca |
Paul
Nettleton
(1996) |
|
Resigned
from caucus to sit as independent |
As
a lawyer, worked with a Native community law office in Fort St. James. |
| Richmond
Centre |
Greg
Halsey Brandt
(2001) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS |
backbench |
Served as a
Councillor for the City of Richmond for nine years prior to his
election as Mayor in 1990 where four consecutive terms were served,
worked as a Town Planner.
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| Richmond
East |
Linda
Reid
(1991) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT |
no
change |
Has
worked as a language therapist, teacher and school administrator for
the Richmond School District. |
| Richmond-Steveston |
Geoff
Plant
(1996) |
ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATY NEGOTIATIONS |
no
change |
Called
to the bar in 1982, has lectured and written extensively on aboriginal
law. |
| Saanich
North and the Islands |
Murray
Coell
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF HUMAN RESOURCES |
Community,
Aboriginal and Women's Services |
Mayor
of Saanich for six years and a Councillor six years prior to that,
a Registered Social Worker from 1981 - 2000. |
| Saanich
South |
Susan
Brice
(2001) |
|
Minister
of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services |
A
former schoolteacher and school board trustee who is executive director
of the Vancouver Island Better Business Bureau.
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| Shuswap |
George
Abbott
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF COMMUNITY, ABORIGINAL AND WOMEN'S SERVICES
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Sustainable
Resource Management |
Owns
Abbotts Berry Farm, the oldest and largest berry farm in the
Interior, former political science instructor in the Department of
Political Science at the Okanagan University College. |
| Skeena |
Roger
Harris
(2001) |
|
Minister
of State for Forestry Operations |
Owns
and operates small businesses, two video store outlets in Kitimat
and a fuel distribution business based in Terrace, former IWA rep. |
| Surrey-Cloverdale |
Kevin
Falcon
(2001) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR DEREGULATION
|
Transportation |
"Remember
Kevin Falcon of Recall BC, which he denied had anything to do with
the BC Liberal Party? Guess who beat out incumbent Liberal Bonnie
McKinnon for the party's nomination? That's right. Falcon."
Source: The Province, Don Hauka and Ian Austin, April
19, 2001
Mr. Falcon's
resume on both the government site for the new ministers and on
the BC Liberal website forgot to mention the time he spent on the
BC Liberal caucus payroll or his involvement with Recall BC It did
say that he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon
Fraser University in 1991, and earned his Real Estate Sales and
Mortgage Brokers diploma from the University of British Columbia
in 1992.
|
| Surrey-Green
Timbers |
Brenda
Locke
(2001) |
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Since
1985, the executive director of the BC Liquor Licensee and Retailers
Association. |
| Surrey-Newton |
Tony
Bhullar
(2001) |
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Operates
and manages a blueberry farm. |
| Surrey-Panorama
Ridge |
Gulzar
Cheema
(2001) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
|
resigned
as MLA to run federally |
A
practicing family physician who was twice-elected Member of the Legislative
Assembly in Manitoba. |
| Surrey-Tynehead |
Dave
Hayer
(2001) |
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Assistant
Publisher of the Indo-Canadian Times, real estate agent, and Kwantlen
University College Governor. |
| Surrey-Whalley |
Elayne
Brenzinger
(2001) |
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Resigned
from caucus to sit as independent |
In
1996 became Executive Director for the Surrey Association for Early
Childhood Education. |
| Surrey-White
Rock |
Gordon
Hogg
(Sept 15, 1997) |
MINISTER
OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
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resigned
from cabinet in controversy over Doug Walls, backbench |
Twenty
years on White Rock council, ten of those as Mayor, was a counsellor,
probation officer and regional director for corrections. |
| Vancouver-Burrard |
Lorne
Mayencourt
(2001) |
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Described
in the Vancouver Sun (May 4, 2001) as "a twice-bankrupt but personally
popular and charismatic small businessman." |
| Vancouver-Fairview |
Gary
Farrell-Collins
(1991) |
MINISTER
OF FINANCE |
no
change |
A
commercial pilot and, until elected in 1991, taught the Aviation Diploma
Program and was a flight instructor at the University College of the
Fraser Valley. |
| Vancouver-Fraserview |
Ken
Johnston
(2001) |
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A
CGA and Chief Executive Officer and partner of a transportation company,
three term Richmond City councillor. |
| Vancouver-Hastings |
NDP
- Joy MacPhail
(1991)
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| Vancouver-Kensington |
Patrick
Wong
(2001) |
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A
chartered accountant and, a managing partner of an accounting firm
specializing in tax and business consulting services, and in 1999
the Fraser River Port Authority chair. |
| Vancouver-Kingsway |
Rob
Nijjar
(2001) |
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Earned
a bachelors degree in General Studies from Simon Fraser University
in 1992. |
| Vancouver-Langara |
Val
Anderson
(1991) |
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The
founding chair of the Vancouver Food Bank and the Pacific Youth and
Family Addiction Service Society, this United Church minister holds
a Master of Theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. |
| Vancouver-Mount
Pleasant |
NDP
- Jenny Kwan
(1996) |
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| Vancouver-Point
Grey |
Gordon
Campbell
(Feb 17, 1994) |
|
no
change |
Worked
for Marathon Realty for five years where he was project manager for
the Canadian Pacific station renovation, left to start his own company
in 1981. In 1984, was elected city councillor and then won three successive
terms as mayor of Vancouver.
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| Vancouver-Quilchena |
Colin
Hansen
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF HEALTH SERVICES |
no
change |
Owner/manager,
together with his wife, of a successful small (18 employee) business,
previously Vice-President, Finance and Administration for the Asia
Pacific Foundation of Canada.
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| Victoria-Beacon
Hill |
Jeff
Bray
(2001) |
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An
area manager for the social development and economic security ministry
before this win. Wait until you see that area managers have more
power than backbenchers. |
| Victoria-Hillside |
Sheila
Orr
(2001) |
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A
Saanich city councillor, small business owner and radio commentator. |
| West
Kootenay-Boundary |
Sandy
Santori
(2001) |
MINISTER
OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
|
Minister
of State for Resort Development |
A
three-term Mayor of Trail, Director of the Regional District of Kootenay
Boundary, and insurance agency manager. Following graduation in 1972
from St. Michaels School in Toronto, where he pursued a career
in hockey, Sandy earned a full athletic scholarship at Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York. |
| West
Vancouver-Capilano |
Ralph
Sultan
(2001) |
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Born
1933, MBA from Harvard, extensive senior level business experience,
former chief economist for the Royal Bank. The BC Liberal website
fails to mention Sultan's role as a Director of Curragh Resources
Inc. The North Shore News, May 16, 2001, reported "A government
commission struck to investigate the causes of the explosion shortly
after the tragedy found parent company Curragh Resources Inc. and
provincial mining inspectors negligent in their approach to worker
safety at the mine." That mine is Westray
where 26 miners were killed on May 9, 1992.
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| West
Vancouver-Garibaldi |
Ted
Nebbeling
(1996) |
MINISTER
OF STATE FOR COMMUNITY CHARTER
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backbench |
Two-term
mayor of Whistler also served as a municipal councillor from 1986
-1990. |
| Yale-Lillooet |
Dave
Chutter
(2001) |
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A
professional agrologist, manager and owner of an 800 head beef cattle
ranch that produces beef, alfalfa hay and ginseng on 3,500 deeded
acres and about 12,000 acres of crown permit grazing land. |