Katrine Conroy

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The Honourable
Katrine Conroy
MLA
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Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 26, 2020
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byDoug Donaldson
Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia
In office
July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byStephanie Cadieux
Succeeded byMitzi Dean
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kootenay West
West Kootenay-Boundary (2005-2009)
Assumed office
May 17, 2005
Preceded bySandy Santori
Personal details
Born
Katrine Thor-Larsen[1]

1957 or 1958 (age 63–64)[2]
Powell River, British Columbia[3]
Political partyNew Democrat
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1981; died 2020)​
Children4
ResidencePass Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Occupationrancher

Katrine Conroy (née Thor-Larsen; born 1957 or 1958) is an MLA for Kootenay West and Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. On November 19, 2010, Conroy resigned from her position as caucus whip for the NDP.[4][5]

Personal life[]

Conroy was born to Ben and Ingeborg Thor-Larsen, who were Danish immigrants to Canada.[6] She was married to Ed Conroy, a former MLA for the district of Rossland-Trail, from March 1981 until his death on June 26, 2020, at the age of 73.[7][8] She has 4 children.[9]

Electoral record[]

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2020 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Katrine Conroy 10,822 61.15 +1.51 $28,778.63
Green Andrew Duncan 3,040 17.18 +1.19 $681.94
Liberal Corbin Kelley 1,975 11.16 −13.21 $1,167.21
Conservative Glen Byle 1,447 8.18 – $1,516.50
Independent Ed Varney 224 1.27 – $297.00
Independent Fletcher Quince 189 1.07 – $0.00
Total valid votes 17,697 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[10][11]
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2017 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Katrine Conroy 11,297 59.64 −3.37 $37,247
Liberal Jim Postnikoff 4,617 24.37 +3.04 $16,277
Green Sam Troy 3,029 15.99 –
Total valid votes 18,943 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93 0.49
Turnout 19,036 60.78
Source: Elections BC[12]
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2013 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Katrine Conroy 11,349 63.01 −3.66 $75,493
Liberal Jim Postnikoff 3,841 21.33 −1.05 $35,773
Independent Joseph Peter Hughes 2,391 13.27 – $7,070
Independent Glen Curtis Byle 431 2.39 – $920
Total valid votes 18,012 100.00
Total rejected ballots 86 0.48
Turnout 18,098 56.92
Source: Elections BC[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "OBIT: Honour local icon ed Conroy by registering as an organ donour". 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ Wife of former MLA seeking nomination: [Final Edition] Skye, Kate. Trail Times; Trail, B.C. [Trail, B.C]05 Oct 2004: 1 / Front.
  3. ^ Conroy name back on the ballot: Katrine Conroy -- wife of former West Kootenay-Boundary MLA Ed Conroy -- will get nod for NDP: [Final Edition] Skye, Kate. Nelson Daily News [Nelson, B.C] 09 Feb 2005: 3.
  4. ^ "B.C. NDP caucus whip Katrina Conroy resigns". CBC.ca. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Another blow to NDP leader, as caucus whip announces she's quitting her post". Winnipeg Free Press. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  6. ^ "An Intimate Knowledge of the Power of Post-Secondary". selkirk.ca. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "OBIT: Honour local icon Ed Conroy by registering as an organ donour". The Castlegar Source. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Ed Conroy, former B.C. cabinet minister, dies at 73". Global News. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. ^ "Honourable Katrine Conroy". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  11. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

External links[]

British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Stephanie Cadieux Minister of Children and Family Development
July 18, 2017– 		Incumbent


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