Shane Lee Simpson (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician, who served as MLA for

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in the

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from 2005 to 2020. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. He is a member of the

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and served as the

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critic for the environment from 2005 to 2009. He served as critic for Housing, ICBC, the BC Lottery Corporation and the BC Liquor Distribution Branch from 2009 until 2012. In addition Simpson was the NDP Caucus Chair.

Early life and career

Born and raised in East Vancouver, Shane Simpson has been active in his community for over 30 years. He led the fight to stop Lafarge from building a concrete batch plant beside New Brighton Park, a popular and historically significant park facing Burrard Inlet. In his professional career, Simpson has worked as the Director of Policy and Communications for

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BC, Chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, Instructor in the Community Economic Development program at

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, Executive Director of the Worker Ownership Resource Center, Legislative Coordinator for the

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, coordinator and fundraiser for the Ray Cam Cooperative Center, executive assistant to former

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MP Margaret Mitchell, and as a self-employed consultant on business and economic development for labour, co-operative and non-profit groups. Simpson was the recipient of the

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for his contribution to community in 2002. In 1992, he was awarded the Governor General's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal for Community Service. He lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.

Politics

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the

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. He was re-elected in

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, and

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. On September 4, 2020, Simpson announced that he wouldn't run for re-election in the next

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Election results

References

External links

Shane Simpson

Profile with British Columbia New Democratic Party Caucus page

Profile at Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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