Mary McNeil is a

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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 Vancouver-False Creek.British Columbia Votes 2009: Vancouver-False Creek
cbc.ca. McNeil was appointed Minister of State for

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and Act Now BC. She served as president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation for eight years. She has served in key roles for international economic events including the G7 meetings in Halifax and

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and the XI international conference on AIDS. She also served on the Vancouver Police Board for four years.

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