David Chudnovsky (politician)

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David Chudnovsky
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MLA for Vancouver-Kensington
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2005–2009
SpouseRuth Herman
Alma mater
ProfessionTeacher

David Chudnovsky (born 1949) is a Canadian politician. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), he served as the member of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Kensington from 2005 to 2009. A teacher by training, he previously served as the president of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) from 1999 to 2002, representing the 45,000 public school teachers in British Columbia.

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Life and career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Chudnovsky grew up in a political household, and both his parents were union supporters. [1] He attended York University, where he received a B.A. in history and political science. [2] He then lived in London, England, for a year, and got a teaching job under the Inner London Education Authority. After returning to Canada, he enrolled in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Education, from which he received his Bachelor of Education degree. [1] [2]

He taught at Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke for a couple years before getting laid off, then moved to British Columbia in 1978 where he began a teaching position at Bridgeview Community School in Surrey. He became involved in the Surrey Teachers’ Association, eventually serving as president for 2 years in the late 1980s. [1] He was later elected member at-large of the BCTF's Executive Committee, and served as president from 1999 to 2002. [1] [2]

In the 2005 provincial election, Chudnovsky ran for the BC NDP against one-term incumbent BC Liberal candidate Patrick Wong in the riding of Vancouver-Kensington, winning the seat by 1,624 votes. [3] [4] In his only term in the BC legislature, he variously served as opposition critic for transportation, housing, and homelessness and mental health. [5] [6] [7]

Chudnovsky decided not to seek re-election to the provincial legislature in the 2009 provincial election. In his final speech before the legislative assembly, Chudnovsky decried the petty partisanship and dysfunctionality of parliament, called for limits to party discipline, more bipartisan cooperation at committee level, and a form of mixed member proportional representation. [8]

He turned his attention to municipal politics in Vancouver, becoming an executive with the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) and chair of the party's fundraising committee. [9] [10] [11] He then left COPE and joined R. J. Aquino in founding OneCity Vancouver in 2014. [12]

Chudnovsky and his wife have two children. [13] He served on the boards of Surrey-Delta Immigrant Services Society and the Charter for Public Education Network. [2]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Interview with David Chudnovsky, BCTF President 1999–2002". British Columbia Teachers' Federation . Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "David Chudnovsky: 38th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 14, 2009". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia . Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver-Kensington". CBC News. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Vancouver-Kensington Electoral District: Voting Results" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Better train safety regulations needed: NDP". CBC News. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  6. ↑ MacLeod, Andrew (2008-01-24). "Homeless, Housing Stats Disputed". The Tyee. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  7. ↑ "Lali given back NDP critic role". The Merritt Herald. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2019-11-19.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Holman, Sean. "NDP MLA David Chudnovsky's final speech". Vimeo. Vimeo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Smith, Charlie (2009-04-04). "David Chudnovsky and Alvin Singh reject claim by Tim Louis that COPE could go extinct". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. ↑ Pablo, Carlito (2011-07-20). "Potential aboriginal candidate for Vancouver council impresses COPE's David Chudnovsky". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  11. ↑ O'Connor, Naoibh (2012-01-18). "COPE members to discuss disastrous election". The Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  12. ↑ Lee, Jeff (2014-05-11). "Vancouver's fractured left cracks again". The Vancouver Sun, via the National Post. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Pat (2005-05-13). "NDP Davids try to slay Liberals". The Jewish Independent. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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