Einar Maynard Gunderson (July 6, 1899 – January 11, 1980) was a chartered accountant and political figure in

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. He represented Similkameen in the

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in 1953 as a

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member. Gunderson served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta in 1936. He was first elected to the assembly in a 1952 by-election held after Harry Denyer Francis resigned his seat to allow Gunderson to run for a seat in the assembly. Gunderson served briefly in the provincial cabinet as Finance Minister. Although he was unsuccessful when he ran for reelection in the general election held in 1953 and a subsequent by-election later that year, Gunderson continued to serve as financial adviser to

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's government. He also served as vice-president of the

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and as a director of the British Columbia Toll Bridge and Highways Authority, of the

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, of Black Ball Ferries Ltd. and of Deeks-McBride Ltd., a cement and gravel supply company. Gunderson was a member of the board of governors for the

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from 1957 to 1968. In 1967, he was named provisional chairman of the

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. Gunderson also served on the board of directors for

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until the NDP came into power in 1972; he was removed from the board of directors of BC Rail at the same time. He died in

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at the age of 80 in 1980.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunderson, Einar Maynard 1980 deaths British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs Canadian accountants Canadian bankers Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce people Finance ministers of British Columbia Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia University of British Columbia people Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Canadian politicians 1899 births