Arthur Leo Charbonneau (August 20, 1939 – April 25, 2025) was a Canadian politician. He served in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...
from 1991 to 1996, as a
NDP member for the constituency of
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...
. He served in the cabinet as Minister of Transport and Highways, Minister of Forests, Minister of Education, and Minister of Government Services and Sport. Charbonneau died in
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo ( ) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating fr ...
on April 25, 2025, at the age of 85.
Arthur Leo Charbonneau
Dignity Memorial
References
1939 births
2025 deaths
British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs
Ministers of education of British Columbia
Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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