King's Lynn,known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn,is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk,England. It is 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough,44 miles (71 km) north-north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich.
This is a timeline of Chinese history,comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in China and its dynasties. To read about the background to these events,see History of China. See also the list of Chinese monarchs,Chinese emperors family tree,dynasties of China and years in China.
Lynn Joseph Frazier was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 1923 to 1941. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office. The only other American governor to ever be recalled is Gray Davis,who was recalled in 2003.
James Thomas Lynn was an American cabinet officer and government official. He served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1973 until 1975 and as the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1975 until 1977.
Stephen Douglas Owen was a Canadian lawyer,administrator and politician. From 2000 to 2007 he served as Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra,encompassing the western end of the City of Vancouver. As part of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus,he was a member of Prime Minister Paul Martin's government,serving in cabinet as Minister of Public Works and Government Services from 2003 to 2004,and as Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State for Sport from 2004 to 2006. He left parliament to join the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the vice-president of External,Legal and Community Relations,serving in that role until 2012.
Richard Neufeld is a former Canadian politician who served as a Senator for British Columbia from 2009 to 2019. He was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,representing the electoral district of Peace River North from 1991 to 2009,and served as Minister of Energy,Mines and Petroleum Resources in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell.
Shirley Bond is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the BC Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022,and also served as the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2001 British Columbia general election. She was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for the Prince George-Valemount riding in 2017. She did not run for re-election in 2024.
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 51st Parliament were affected by the 1991 referendum. The Council consisted of 42 members,6 elected in 1988,15 elected in 1991 and 21 elected in 1995. As members serve eight-year terms,half of the Council did not face re-election in 1995,and the members elected in 1995 did not face re-election until 2003. The President was Max Willis until 29 June 1998 and then Virginia Chadwick.
Dawn Black is a Canadian politician in British Columbia,Canada. She represented the riding of New Westminster in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2013. During that time,she served as interim leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from January to April 2011.
Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician and trade unionist,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He is serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Assistant Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2017 and as the Deputy Speaker from 2017 to 2020. While in opposition he served as the critic for Mental Health;Human Rights,Immigration and Multiculturism and Labour. He was re-elected in 2009,2013,2017 and 2020.
Lynn Terence Greer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2004.
John Bassett Alley was a businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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.
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.
Kerry-Lynne Donna Findlay is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock since 2019,and previously represented the electoral district of Delta—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Conservative Party,she had served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice,Associate Minister of National Defence,and Minister of National Revenue while that party was in power under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia is a minor provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada and a provincial wing of the federal Christian Heritage Party of Canada. The party advocates in favour of establishing a constitution to govern the province of British Columbia.
The 34th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1987 to 1991. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1986. The Social Credit Party led by Bill Vander Zalm formed the government. Vander Zalm resigned in 1991 after he was found to have put himself into a conflict of interest;Rita Johnston then became Premier. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Bob Skelly formed the official opposition.
Caroline Mary "Carol" Gran is a former political figure in British Columbia. She represented Langley in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a Social Credit member.
Brenda Bailey is a Canadian businesswoman and politician who currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the electoral district of Vancouver-False Creek from 2020 to 2024,and Vancouver-South Granville since 2024. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she has been a cabinet minister under Premier David Eby since 2022,currently serving as Minister of Finance of British Columbia.
Niki Sharma is a Canadian politician and lawyer,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Hastings as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and serves as Deputy Premier and Attorney General of British Columbia.
