Tom Christensen (politician)
Tom Christensen | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Okanagan-Vernon | |
In office May 16, 2001 – May 12, 2009 | |
Preceded by | April Sanders |
Succeeded by | Eric Foster |
Minister of Education of British Columbia | |
In office January 26, 2004 – June 16, 2005 | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell |
Preceded by | Christy Clark |
Succeeded by | Shirley Bond |
Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia | |
In office June 16, 2005 – August 15, 2006 | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell |
Preceded by | Geoff Plant (Treaty Negotiations) Murray Coell (Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services) |
Succeeded by | Michael de Jong |
Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia | |
In office August 15, 2006 – June 10, 2009 | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell |
Preceded by | Stan Hagen |
Succeeded by | Mary Polak |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 Vernon, British Columbia |
Political party | BC Liberal |
Tom Christensen (born 1966)[1] is a former Canadian politician and lawyer. He has served as British Columbia's Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, as Minister of Education and as Minister of Children and Family Development.
Biography[]
Born in Vernon, British Columbia, he received a law degree from the University of Victoria in 1994 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 1995.
In the 2001 British Columbia general election he was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Okanagan-Vernon representing the British Columbia Liberal Party. He was returned in the 2005 election with 43% of all votes. He did not seek reelection in 2009.[2]
References[]
- "MLA: Hon. Tom Christensen". Previous Parliaments. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 247. ISBN 0-8020-8907-0.
- ^ "Cabinet minister Christensen will not seek re-election in May". CBC. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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- 1966 births
- British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs
- Canadian people of Danish descent
- Education ministers of British Columbia
- Living people
- Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
- People from Vernon, British Columbia
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
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