Gordon Muir Campbell,is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011.
William Nicholas Vander Zalm is a Dutch-born Canadian businessman and politician who served as the 28th premier of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party from 1986 to 1991. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the riding of Surrey from 1975 to 1983,and the riding of Richmond from 1986 to 1991.
Christina Joan Clark is a Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC),from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC,after Rita Johnston in 1991,and the first female premier in Canada to lead her party to a plurality of seats in two consecutive general elections.
Carole Alison James is a Canadian politician and former public administrator,who represented Victoria-Beacon Hill in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP),she was the party's leader and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from 2005 to 2011. Following her resignation as leader,she stayed in politics and served as the 14th deputy premier of British Columbia and minister of finance under John Horgan,from 2017 to 2020.
The 2005 British Columbia general election was held on May 17,2005,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of British Columbia (BC),Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The main opposition was the British Columbia New Democratic Party,whose electoral representation was reduced to two MLAs in the previous provincial election in 2001.
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),Kwan was elected to the House of Commons in 2015.
Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,Canada. It was first contested in the general election of 1933. It was created out of parts of Richmond-Point Grey,South Vancouver and Vancouver City. The riding began as a three-member seat,and was reduced to a two-member seat in 1966 when Vancouver-Little Mountain was created. In the redistribution preceding the 1991 election,it was reduced to a one-member riding along with the other older urban ridings,as several new one-member ridings were created.
Kevin Falcon is a Canadian provincial politician who is the leader of BC United since 2022 and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2022 to 2024. He was the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Vancouver-Quilchena,from April 2022,when he won the seat in a by-election until the 2024 provincial election,for which he suspended his party's campaign and withdrew his candidacy for re-election. He formerly served as the MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale as a member of the then BC Liberals from 2001 to 2013. He served as both the 12th deputy premier of British Columbia,and the province's minister of Finance.
Richard Thomas Coleman is a Canadian politician and former police officer who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia,representing Fort Langley-Aldergrove from 1996 to 2017,and Langley East from 2017 to 2020. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus,he served in several cabinet posts under Premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark,including as the 13th Deputy Premier of British Columbia from 2012 to 2017. He was also the party's interim leader and Leader of Opposition in British Columbia between 2017 and 2018.
Mike de Jong is a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the electoral district of Matsqui from 1994 to 2001,Abbotsford-Mount Lehman from 2001 to 2009,and Abbotsford West from 2009 until 2024. A caucus member of BC United,he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark,and ran for party leadership in 2011 and 2018.
Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia,representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009,then Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,he currently serves as Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals. Previously,he served as the Minister of State for Trade from 2022 until 2024.
Adrian Dix is a Canadian politician who is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,he was the party's leader and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from 2011 to 2014,resigning after losing the 2013 provincial election in an upset. Since 2024,he is the Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions,and has been Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs since 2017. Previously,he was Minister of Health under premiers John Horgan and David Eby.
John van Dongen is a Canadian politician who formerly served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the riding of Abbotsford from 1995 to 2001,Abbotsford-Clayburn from 2001 to 2009,and Abbotsford South from 2009 to 2013. Part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus from 1995 to 2012,he served in several cabinet posts under Premier Gordon Campbell. He briefly sat in the legislature as a member of the BC Conservatives in 2012,before leaving that party later that year to serve out the remainder of his term as an independent politician.
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2009 to 2013,replacing the 38th parliament and being succeeded by the 40th parliament. It was composed of two elements:the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,as elected by the general election of May 12,2009,and The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor. That election resulted in a majority government for the BC Liberal Party led by Gordon Campbell,and a BC New Democratic Party official opposition.
Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician and physician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver-Fairview from 2009 to 2013. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,she served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.
Naomi Yamamoto is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the electoral district of North Vancouver-Lonsdale from 2009 to 2017. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus,she was a cabinet minister under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. She is the first Japanese Canadian member of the BC legislature.
Gary Collins,known as Gary Farrell-Collins until 2001,is a former Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing Fort Langley-Aldergrove from 1991 to 1996,Vancouver-Little Mountain from 1996 to 2001,and Vancouver-Fairview from 2001 to 2004. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Finance from 2001 to 2004. He was also the chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Harmony Airways from 2004 to 2006.
The 2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election was prompted by Gordon Campbell's announcement on November 3,2010,that he would be resigning as Premier of British Columbia and had asked the BC Liberal Party to hold a leadership convention "at the earliest possible date". The convention elected Christy Clark as the new leader of the party on February 26,2011.
Moira Stilwell is a Canadian politician and physician who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver-Langara from 2009 to 2017. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus,she served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.
Andrew Wilkinson is an Australian-born Canadian politician. He is the former leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party,and served as the leader of British Columbia's Official Opposition. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and re-elected in 2017 and 2020. He represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena.
