Douglas Horne is a

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former politician, who was elected as a

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Member of the

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in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of

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. He was the

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of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Premier's Parliamentary Secretary, as well as Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole (Chair of the Committee of Supply). In addition, he has served as the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (2012–13), Deputy Chair of the Select Standing Committee for Public Accounts (2009–13) and a Member of the Select Standing Committee for Children and Youth (2009–13) for the

. He also served on the Provincial Treasury Board, the Legislative Review Committee, and the Local Government Elections Task Force during his first term of office. Prior to being elected he was a corporate executive specializing in corporate finance and business development. Horne resigned from the legislature on August 14, 2015 to run as the

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candidate for

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in the 2015 election. Horne lost to

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of the Liberal Party. Following his time in elected office, Horne returned to the private sector and founded Golden Leaf Capital Group, a boutique investment and project management firm based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Projects under development include Evanesce Packaging Solutions Inc., a company bringing to market a proprietary compostable packaging material.

Electoral record

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Douglas Horne
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