Donald H. Bell is a Canadian politician. He is currently serving as a councillor for the City of North Vancouver. He previously represented the riding of North Vancouver as Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2008 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Before being elected,he was the mayor of the District of North Vancouver.
John Philip Gerretsen is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands. He served as a Minister in the Cabinets of Premiers Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
Tim Stevenson is a Canadian politician and United Church minister. He served as councillor on the Vancouver City Council from 2002 to 2018,initially as a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors and from 2005 as a member of Vision Vancouver. He was a founding member of Vision Vancouver.
Jacques Noe RenéFontaine was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990,and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.
John Les is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for British Columbia,representing Chilliwack-Sumas from 2001 to 2009,and Chilliwack from 2009 to 2013. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Small Business and Economic Development from 2004 to 2005,and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General from 2005 to 2008. Prior to entering provincial politics,he was a municipal councillor and mayor of Chilliwack.
Ida Chong is a Canadian politician who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 1996 until 2013. As part of the Liberal Party caucus,she was a provincial cabinet minister from 2004 to 2013,serving in various portfolios under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. Chong and New Democratic Party MLA Jenny Kwan together became the first Chinese-Canadian members of the BC Legislative Assembly.
Penny Priddy is a politician from British Columbia (BC),Canada. She served as member of Parliament (MP) from 2006 to 2008,representing the electoral district of Surrey North in the House of Commons of Canada. Prior to that,she was a Surrey city councillor (2002–2005),a member of the BC legislature representing Surrey-Newton (1991–2001),and a trustee with the Surrey School District (1986–1991). She is the only woman in Canadian history to be elected to school board,city council,a provincial legislature and the House of Commons.
Claude Harry Richmond is a former Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,representing the riding of Kamloops from 1981 to 1991 as part of the British Columbia Social Credit Party (Socred),and from 2001 to 2009 as part of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He held various cabinet positions under premiers Bill Bennett,Bill Vander Zalm,Rita Johnston and Gordon Campbell,and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2005.
Bill Barisoff is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia from 1996 to 2013,representing the districts of Okanagan-Boundary,Penticton-Okanagan Valley and Penticton over the course of his career. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Provincial Revenue and Minister of Water,Land and Air Protection. He was also the 36th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2013.
Randy Clifford Hawes is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of BC,representing the provincial riding of Maple Ridge-Mission from 2001 to 2009,and Abbotsford-Mission from 2009 to 2013. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus,he served as Minister of State for Mining from 2009 to 2011 under Premier Gordon Campbell. He also served as mayor of Mission,British Columbia from 1993 to 2001,and from 2014 to 2018.
Gordon "Gordie" Hogg is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Surrey—White Rock in the House of Commons of Canada from 2017 to 2019,as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He previously represented Surrey-White Rock in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1997 to 2017 as part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus,serving in several cabinet positions under Premier Gordon Campbell during that time,and was the mayor of White Rock,British Columbia,from 1984 to 1993.
Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,representing the riding of Peace River South from 2001 to 2013. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. He was the mayor of Dawson Creek from 1996 to 2001,and served as city councillor on two separate occasions.
Brenda Joy Locke is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the mayor of Surrey,British Columbia. She was elected to the post in 2022 after defeating the incumbent Doug McCallum. She previously served on the Surrey City Council from 2018 to 2022,and in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005,representing the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Susan Brice is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party,and served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell. She has served as a member of the Saanich District Council since 2005,and was previously mayor and councillor in Oak Bay.
Lois Ruth Boone is a Canadian politician. She served as MLA for Prince George North from 1986 to 1991,and Prince George-Mount Robson from 1991 to 2001,in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
Graham Preston Bruce is a former Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,representing the electoral district of Cowichan-Malahat from 1986 to 1991 as part of the Social Credit Party (Socred),and the district of Cowichan-Ladysmith from 2001 to 2005 as a BC Liberal. He was a cabinet minister under premiers Rita Johnston and Gordon Campbell.
Dan Ashton is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election,and who was re-elected in 2017 and 2020. He represented the electoral district of Penticton as a member of BC United. During his time in the Legislature,he has in part served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for Core Review,Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance,and Opposition critic for Municipal Affairs.
Anne Kang is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Burnaby-Deer Lake in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus,she has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Municipal Affairs. Prior to her election as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA),Kang served as a city councillor in Burnaby for three terms.
Josie Osborne is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Mid Island-Pacific Rim as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Energy,Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
R. Bruce Banman is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia. He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Abbotsford South. First elected in the 2020 British Columbia general election as a BC Liberal,he crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party on September 13,2023. Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,he was the mayor of Abbotsford,British Columbia from 2011 to 2014,and an Abbotsford city councillor from 2018 to 2021.
