The British Columbia Social Credit Party,whose members are known as Socreds,was the governing provincial political party of British Columbia,Canada,for all but three years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. For four decades,the party dominated the British Columbian political scene,with the only break occurring between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the British Columbia New Democratic Party governed.
The Conservative Party of British Columbia,commonly the BC Conservatives and colloquially known as the Tories,is a provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada. In the early half of the 20th century,the Conservatives competed with the British Columbia Liberal Party for power in the province. However,the party has had only a minor presence in the legislature since the 1950s,and last ran a full slate in 1960. The current party leader is Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad,who was originally elected as a BC Liberal.
Christina Joan Clark is a former 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.
The 1991 British Columbia general election was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia,Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19,1991,and held on October 17,1991. The incumbent Social Credit Party of British Columbia,which had been beset by scandals during Bill Vander Zalm's only term as premier,was defeated by the New Democratic Party of Mike Harcourt. Liberal Party leader Gordon Wilson surprised observers by leading his party to winning one-third of the votes cast,and forming the official opposition in the legislature after having held no seats at all since 1979. The new legislature met for the first time on March 17,1992.
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.
Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota is a former Canadian broadcaster and politician. He was the first Canadian of South Asian and Indian descent to be elected to provincial parliament.
Kevin Falcon is a Canadian provincial politician who is the leader of BC United and became the Leader of the Opposition in May 2022. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Vancouver-Quilchena,being elected in a byelection in April 2022. 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.
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.
Barry Penner,is a Canadian lawyer and former politician in the province of British Columbia. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA),representing the riding of Chilliwack from 1996 to 2001,Chilliwack-Kent from 2001 to 2009,and Chilliwack-Hope from 2009 to 2012. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark,including as Minister of Environment,Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation,and Attorney General.
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 is 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 since 2009. 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.
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. He is the current Minister of Health as well as the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs,both since 2017,under premiers John Horgan and David Eby.
Claire Felicity Trevena is a Canadian politician,who represented the North Island electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. During the 41st Parliament (2017-2020) she was appointed to the Executive Council to be the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election and re-elected in the 2009,2013 and 2017 elections. In the 38th Parliament of British Columbia,she sat on the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture and the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts,as well as serving as the opposition critic on the Employment and Income Assistance ministry,followed by the critic on child care,early childhood development,and women's issues. In the 39th Parliament she acted as a deputy speaker before returning to her role as critic on the children and family development portfolio. In the 40th Parliament,she was the critic on transportation and BC Ferries and,in that role,produced a report comparing the BC Ferries system with the Washington State Ferries system and introduced the Provincial Shipbuilding Act in both 2014 and 2015 seeking to have future ferries constructed in Canada.
Harbhajan Singh "Harry" Lali is a former MLA in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
John Joseph Horgan is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who has been the Canadian ambassador to Germany since 2023. Horgan served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022,and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan was the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Langford-Juan de Fuca and its predecessors from 2005 to 2023.
Wilf Hurd is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock for the Liberal Party as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 federal election.
Patrick Joseph Pimm was a Canadian politician,who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election,and represented the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John,British Columbia and has a business background working at an instrumentation company that specializes in the oil and gas sector. He spent 12 years on the Fort St. John city council before his election to the Legislative Assembly. In the 39th Parliament of BC Pimm served on several committees and first became involved with the Executive Council in October 2010 when former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell appointed Pimm as the Parliamentary Secretary for the Natural Gas Initiative under the Ministry of Energy. When Christy Clark became Premier of British Columbia in March 2011,she retained Pimm at the same position.
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.
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.
The Vander Zalm ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from August 6,1986,to April 2,1991. It was led by Bill Vander Zalm,the 28th premier of British Columbia,and consisted of members of the Social Credit Party.
