James Henry "Harry" Bloy (born April 19, 1946 in Sudbury,

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) is a former

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Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of

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, Canada. He started representing the riding of Burquitlam after the 2001 election then represented the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed from 2009 to 2013. Bloy was the only member of the Liberal caucus to support

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in her successful 2011 leadership bid. When Clark became premier in March 2011, Bloy was appointed to his first cabinet position as Minister of Social Development. Bloy received criticism in this role and was demoted to a more junior position as Minister of State for Multiculturalism 6 months later. During this appointment, Liberal party members and public servants began work on what resulted in the 2013

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. Bloy announced his resignation from cabinet in March 2012 after admitting he leaked, to a private company, an email the government had received from a newspaper. It was subsequently revealed that Bloy would not run for re-election in the 2013 provincial election.

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Official Biography from the website of the Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaMLA Web Site of Harry Bloy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bloy, Harry British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Greater Sudbury People from Coquitlam 1946 births People from Burnaby Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia 21st-century Canadian politicians