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Miller Ministry
The Miller ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from August 25, 1999, to February 24, 2000. It was led by Dan Miller, the 32nd premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the New Democratic Party (NDP). The Miller ministry was in office for six months of 36th Parliament of British Columbia, coinciding with its third session. Miller was Deputy Premier of British Columbia in the preceding Glen Clark ministry; following Glen Clark's resignation, the NDP caucus unanimously selected him to be the leader (and thus premier) while the party could organize a leadership election. On September 21, 1999, Miller made a small cabinet shuffle: moving Gordon Wilson from finance to education, and Paul Ramsey from education to finance. Wilson had told the Premier that he could not devote his full attention to the budget while mounting a leadership campaign. Following the election of Ujjal Dosanjh in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Miller (Canadian Politician)
Arthur Daniel Miller (born December 24, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He served as interim leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia and as the 32nd premier of British Columbia for six months from August 25, 1999 to February 24, 2000, following the resignation of Glen Clark. Life and career Born in Port Alice, British Columbia, Miller worked as a millwright and a councillor for the city of Prince Rupert. He was first elected to the BC legislature in the 1986 election, representing the riding of Prince Rupert, and served as the BC NDP's forestry critic while that party was in opposition. He was re-elected to the BC legislature in the 1991 election, representing the new riding of North Coast. With the NDP coming into power, he was appointed minister of forests in the cabinet of Premier Mike Harcourt in November 1991, then served as the Minister of Skills, Training and Labour from September 1993. He was named deputy premier in February 1996 after Glen Clark repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Premier Of British Columbia
The deputy premier of British Columbia is the representative of the premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier. Mike Farnworth has been the deputy premier since October 28, 2021. Deputy premiers of British Columbia See also * Premier (Canada) In Canada, a premier ( ) is the head of government of a province or territory. Though the word is merely a synonym for ''prime minister'', it is employed for provincial prime ministers to differentiate them from the prime minister of Canada. Th ... References {{Canada topic, Deputy premier of * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Farnworth
Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), Farnworth represents the riding of Port Coquitlam in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, where he is the NDP's house leader, and the dean of the Legislative Assembly. Background Born in Bebington, England, Farnworth was raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He attended Simon Fraser University, earning a bachelor's degree in geography. Prior to entering elected office, Farnworth worked at CP Rail, Gulf Oil, and Mount Isa Mines. Farnworth has publicly acknowledged that he is gay. He has had a relationship with his partner, Doug, for over twenty five years. Political career After serving three terms on Port Coquitlam City Council and working for Port Moody—Coquitlam Member of Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Pullinger
Janis Margaret (Jan) Pullinger (born 1947)Women Members of the Legislature of British Columbia . Legislative Library of British Columbia, July 2, 2010. is a former politician, who was a member of the from 1989 to 2001.British Columbia Votes 2009: Nanaimo-North Cowichan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of British Columbia
The attorney general of British Columbia (AG) oversees the Ministry of Attorney General, a provincial government department responsible for the oversight of the justice system, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. The attorney general is a member of the Executive Council of British Columbia, provincial cabinet, typically a Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, member of Legislative Assembly who is chosen by the premier of British Columbia and formally appointed by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The attorney general is responsible for ensuring that public administration is conducted according to the law and as such, they are the chief advisor of law to the government, in addition to overseeing the court system and British Columbia Sheriff Service, Sheriff Service. Under the ''King's Counsel Act'', the attorney general is automatically appointed a King's Counsel upon swearing into office. The attorney general also serves as an ''ex officio'' bencher of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corky Evans
Corky Evans (born January 2, 1948) is a Canadian former provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party formed the government of British Columbia and its leader became Premier of British Columbia. He served in several cabinet ministries. Early life and career While his birth certificate recorded his name as Conrad St. George Evans, he insists Corky Evans is his correct name. Born in California the son of a prominent defense attorney and a graduate of Palo Verde High School in Tucson, Arizona, he moved to British Columbia in 1969 with his wife and two daughters. Evans describes himself as a war resister. Their son was born soon after. Before his election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Evans worked as a stevedore, logger, tree-planter, heavy-equipment operator, first-aid attendant, and highways surveyor. By the mid-1970s, Evans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Petter
Andrew J. Petter (born 1953) is the chair of Innovate BC, a provincial Crown agency responsible for supporting innovation and growth in the technology sector in British Columbia. Andrew Petter served as President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. He is also a former provincial politician. He was the Dean of the University of Victoria law school and served briefly as Attorney General of British Columbia under the New Democratic Party government of Ujjal Dosanjh. Petter has written extensively about the role of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and its effect on government powers and decision making. In 2018, he was appointed to the Order of Canada in recognition of his commitment and leadership in advancing university-community engagement and higher education throughout the country. In 2018, he also earned the Peter Lougheed Award for Leadership in Public Policy from the Public Policy Forum. In 2020, he received an honorary de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Lovick
Laurence Dale Lovick (born March 4, 1944) is an educator and former political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Nanaimo from 1986 to 2001 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a member of the NDP. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was educated at the University of British Columbia and Carleton University. Lovick was an instructor at Malaspina College in Nanaimo, where he was also head of the English department. At the time of his first election, Nanaimo was a dual-member district, and Lovick served alongside Dave Stupich; Stupich resigned in 1988 and was succeeded in a by-election by Jan Pullinger, whom Lovick would later marry. When the province's electoral districts were realigned into single member districts for the 1991 election, Lovick continued to represent Nanaimo, while Pullinger moved to the new neighbouring district of Cowichan-Ladysmith. Lovick was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of British Columbia
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of government, but is not the head of state. In presidential systems, the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government the two are usually kept separate. Relationship to the term "prime minister" "Premier" is often the title of the heads of government in sub-national entities, such as the provinces and territories of Canada, states of the Commonwealth of Australia, provinces of South Africa, the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the nation of Niue. In some of these cases, the formal title remains "Prime Minister" but "Premier" is used to avoid confusion with the national leader. In these cases, care should be taken not to confuse the title of "premier" with "prime minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia New Democratic Party Leadership Elections
This page covers the results of leadership convention, leadership elections in the British Columbia New Democratic Party (known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation before 1961). Early developments On July 5, 1936, CCF parliamentary leader Robert Connell (Canadian politician), Robert Connell survived a leadership challenge, 138 votes to 76. It was also determined, at this meeting, that the party's future leadership would be decided by delegated conventions. 1939 leadership convention (Held June 26, 1939) *Harold Winch elected 56-11 1953 leadership convention (Held April 10, 1953) *Arnold Alexander Webster acclaimed 1956 leadership convention (Held April 6, 1956) *Robert Strachan 72 *Leo Thomas Nimsick 35 *Arthur James Turner (politician), Arthur James Turner 19 1961 Leadership convention (Held October 28, 1961) *Robert Strachan acclaimed 1967 leadership challenge (Held on June 4, 1967, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Burnaby, British Columbia.) *Robert Strachan 278 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujjal Dosanjh
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh ( pa, ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ) (), (born September 9, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 33rd premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. He was minister of health from 2004 until 2006, when the party lost government. He then served in the Official Opposition from January 2006 until 2011. Dosanjh was one of four visible minorities to serve in Paul Martin's Ministry. Prior to being involved in federal politics, he spent ten years in provincial politics. He was elected in the Vancouver-Kensington riding in 1991 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) and re-elected there in 1996. He served as the Attorney General of British Columbia from August 1995 to February 2000. When the leader of his party resigned in 1999, Dosanjh put himself forward as a candidate and won the leadership vote. With the win he became Canada's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ramsey (politician)
Paul Ramsey is a Canadian academic and politician. A member of the New Democratic Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Prince George-North in 1991 and re-elected in 1996, serving until 2001. Biography Ramsey was born in a suburb of Milwaukee, the son of a manager of a steel fabricating plant and councilman. He started his post-secondary education in chemical engineering at Northwestern University, but after two years switched to literature, receiving a bachelor's (Carroll College) and master's (University of Illinois) degree in English. he taught at the University of Wisconsin, Superior for three years. He met Hazel at Carroll College and they moved to the University of British Columbia so he could start a Ph.D. In 1975, he got a job as an English instructor at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George. He was almost immediately involved in the new union, and treasurer of the provincial College Faculties Federation. He did a short stint a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |