Blair Lekstrom
| The Honourable Blair Lekstrom MLA |
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| MLA for Peace River South | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Weisgerber |
| Minister of Community Development of British Columbia |
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| In office June 23, 2008 – January 19, 2009 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Ida Chong |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia |
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| In office January 19, 2009 – June 11, 2010 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Richard Neufeld |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bennett |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 14, 2011 |
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| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal (2001-2010, 2011-present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (2010-2011) |
Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election.[1]
He formerly served as the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Products in the government of Gordon Campbell, before resigning from the BC Liberal caucus over the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on June 11, 2010, a policy that Lekstrom had previously endorsed.[2] Following the election of Christy Clark as the party's new leader in the 2011 leadership election, Lekstrom rejoined the Liberals on March 3, 2011.[3]
He was born in 1961 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and moved to Dawson Creek, British Columbia later that year. He graduated from the South Peace Secondary School, and worked with BC Tel starting in 1979 as an installer-repairman until his election in 1996.
Prior to provincial politics, he served as mayor of Dawson Creek for two terms,[4] and was a city councillor for three years prior.[1] Lekstrom was the president of the North Central Municipal Association for the 1999-2000 term.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "MLA: Blair Lekstrom". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/39thParl/lekstromB.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "B.C. Liberal resigns over HST". The Globe and Mail, June 11, 2010.
- ^ "Lekstrom back, Bennett cools heels". The Province, March 3, 2011.
- ^ Meissner, Dirk (2009-06-30). "B.C. looks to carbon capture to balance clean-air targets with energy revenues". Coast Reporter. Canadian Press. http://www.coastreporter.net/article/GB/20090630/CP02/306309931/-1/sechelt/bc-looks-to-carbon-capture-to-balance-clean-air-targets-with-energy&template=cpart. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
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