Shirley Bond (born 1956 or 1957)P.G. Mount Robson's Liberal candidates: Party members choose their candidate Friday and Saturday: inal EditionHoekstra, Gordon. Prince George Citizen rince George, B.C27 Sep 2000: 5. is a

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who served as interim leader of the

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from 2020 to 2022, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. She was first elected to the

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in the

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. She was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for the

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riding in

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. She was appointed Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister responsible for Labour on June 10, 2013 serving in that capacity until the Liberal government was unseated in a non-confidence vote in 2017. She also served as vice-chair of the Treasury Board, chaired the Cabinet Committee on New Relationship Coordination, and sat as a member of the cabinet climate action committee. Before being elected to the legislative assembly, she served three terms on the Prince George school board. Bond lives in Prince George with Bill, her husband of more than 30 years, their twin adult children and their families, including grandsons Caleb and Cooper. Prior to being elected, Bond was also attending the

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but did not attain her bachelor's degree. She has an arts and sciences diploma from the

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Electoral record

References

External links

Shirley Bond MLA Page

Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training

@ShirleyBond on Twitter
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