Joan McIntyre (born 1949 or 1950) is a former

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Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of

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, Canada. She was elected to represent the riding of

West Vancouver-Garibaldi West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously West Vancouver-Garibaldi from 1991 to 2009) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and histori ...

in the 2005 election. In 2009 she was re-elected to the same riding under its new name of

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously West Vancouver-Garibaldi from 1991 to 2009) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and hist ...

."Joan McIntyre re-elected"
Whistler Question, May 13, 2009 McIntyre previously sat on the Cabinet Committee on Families and is the chair of the Select

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on Children and Youth. She previously served as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations from June 2008-June 2009.Biography at Legislative Assembly website
/ref> As well, McIntyre previously sat on four Cabinet Committees: Agenda and Priorities, Agenda Development, Legislative Review and Treasury Board. She also served as the Deputy Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and was a member on the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations and the Agricultural Planning Government Caucus Committee. McIntyre grew up in

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, Ontario, and attended the University of Toronto's

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. She graduated with an Honours BA in

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in 1971. In 1980 she founded the polling firm McIntyre & Mustel Research Associates Ltd. She sold her interest in the firm in 1996.

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Joan McIntyre, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

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