Olga Ilich | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond Centre | |
In office May 17, 2005 –May 12, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Greg Halsey-Brandt |
Succeeded by | Rob Howard |
Minister of Tourism,Sports and the Arts of British Columbia | |
In office June 16,2005 –August 15,2006 | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Stan Hagen |
Minister of Labour and Citizens’Services of British Columbia | |
In office August 15,2006 –June 23,2008 | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell |
Preceded by | Michael de Jong |
Succeeded by | Iain Black |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951or1952(age 71–72) [1] The Netherlands |
Political party | BC Liberal (Provincial) Conservative (Federal) [2] |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia (BA) University of Manitoba (MA) Memorial University of Newfoundland (MBA) |
Occupation | real estate developer |
Olga Ilich (born 1951 or 1952) is a former Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Richmond Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2009 as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, [3] and served in the Executive Council of British Columbia from 2005 to 2008.
Born in the Netherlands,she moved to Richmond,British Columbia in 1959,graduating from Steveston Secondary School. [4] After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from the University of British Columbia,she attended the University of Manitoba and graduated with a master of arts degree,and attained an MBA from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. [4]
She was hired at Richmond-based Progressive Construction by Milan Ilich in 1980,eventually becoming the company's executive vice-president. [5] [6] At one point she was married to Milan's brother Bob,with whom she has two sons. [6] She went on to found her own real estate company Suncor Development. [4] [6]
She ran for the BC Liberals in the 2005 provincial election,and was elected member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Richmond Centre. [3] She was named to Premier Gordon Campbell's cabinet as Minister of Tourism,Sports and the Arts that June,before being re-assigned as Minister of Labour and Citizens’Services in August 2006. [7] [8] During her time on the labour file,the provincial government implemented regulations to protect gas station workers by mandating pre-payment at urban gas stations at night. [1] [9] In December 2007 she announced her decision to not seek a second term as MLA at the next provincial election; [1] she was dropped from the cabinet in June 2008. [7] [10]
After finishing her term in May 2009,she was named by mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson in December 2011 to co-chair a task force on housing affordability. [11] She became a member of Destination Canada's board of directors in 2014,and served as chair of the board from 2015 to 2017. [12] [13]
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