Bud Smith (politician)
Bud Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops | |
| In office October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 Serving with Claude Richmond | |
| Preceded by | Rafe Mair |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Charbonneau |
| Attorney General of British Columbia | |
| In office July 6, 1988 – July 13, 1990 | |
| Premier | Bill Vander Zalm |
| Preceded by | Brian Smith |
| Succeeded by | Russell Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1946 Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Profession | lawyer |
Stuart Douglas Boland "Bud" Smith (born May 14, 1946)[1] is a lawyer, businessman and former politician in British Columbia. He represented Kamloops in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a Social Credit member, serving alongside Claude Richmond in a dual-member district.
Smith was born in Kamloops, British Columbia,[2] the son of John Alan Ivan Smith Boland Smith and Anne Margaret Bain.[1][3] In 1970, he received his B.A. from the University of Victoria, and in 1974, he received his L.L.B. from the University of British Columbia.[4] In 1972, he married Daphne Marguerite Minnes.[1] He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney General and as Minister of Regional Economic Development. Smith was a member of the board of directors for the Royal British Columbia Museum.[3] He ran for the leadership of the provincial Social Credit party in 1986.[5]
In 1990, Smith was forced to resign as attorney general after taped phone conversations were leaked to the press.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Flanagan, Kathryn M; Miller, Katherine J (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ "Bud Smith". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Board of Directors". Royal BC Museum. Archived from the original on 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Topic Experts". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Carty, R Kenneth (1997). Politics, policy, and government in British Columbia. UBC Press. pp. 127, 146. ISBN 0-7748-0583-8. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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