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| assembly2 = British Columbia Legislative
| assembly = British Columbia Legislative
| constituency_AM2 = [[Okanagan-Vernon]]
| constituency_AM = [[Okanagan-Vernon]]
| term_start2 = May 16, 2001
| term_start = May 16, 2001
| term_end2 = May 12, 2009
| term_end = May 12, 2009
| predecessor2 = [[April Sanders]]
| predecessor = [[April Sanders]]
| successor2 = [[Eric Foster (politician)|Eric Foster]]
| successor = [[Eric Foster (politician)|Eric Foster]]
|office3 = Minister of Education of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
| office1 = Minister of Education of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
|premier3 = [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]]
| premier1 = [[Gordon Campbell]]
|term_start3 = January 26, 2004
| term_start1 = January 26, 2004
|term_end3 = June 16, 2005
| term_end1 = June 16, 2005
|predecessor3 = [[Christy Clark]]
| predecessor1 = [[Christy Clark]]
|successor3 = [[Shirley Bond]]
| successor1 = [[Shirley Bond]]
|office4 = Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
| office2 = Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
|premier4 = [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]]
| premier2 = [[Gordon Campbell]]
|term_start4 = June 16, 2005
| term_start2 = June 16, 2005
|term_end4 = August 15, 2006
| term_end2 = August 15, 2006
|predecessor4 = [[Geoff Plant]] (Treaty Negotiations)<br />[[Murray Coell]] (Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services)
| predecessor2 = [[Geoff Plant]] (Treaty Negotiations)<br />[[Murray Coell]] (Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services)
|successor4 = [[Michael de Jong]]
| successor2 = [[Michael de Jong]]
|office5 = Minister of Children and Family Development of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
| office3 = Minister of Children and Family Development of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
|premier5 = [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]]
| premier3 = [[Gordon Campbell]]
|term_start5 = August 15, 2006
| term_start3 = August 15, 2006
|term_end5 = June 10, 2009
| term_end3 = June 10, 2009
|predecessor5 = [[Stan Hagen]]
| predecessor3 = [[Stan Hagen]]
|successor5 = [[Mary Polak]]
| successor3 = [[Mary Polak]]
| birth_date = 1966
| birth_date = 1966
| birth_place = [[Vernon, British Columbia]]
| birth_place = [[Vernon, British Columbia]]
| party = [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]]
| party = [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Victoria]]
| profession = lawyer
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'''Tom Christensen''' (born 1966)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKfRprwXDboC&pg=PA247 |title=Canadian Who's Who 2005 |year=2005 |last=Lumley |first=Elizabeth |page=247 |ISBN=0-8020-8907-0 |publisher=University of Toronto Press}}</ref> 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.
'''Tom Christensen''' (born 1966)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKfRprwXDboC&pg=PA247 |title=Canadian Who's Who 2005 |year=2005 |last=Lumley |first=Elizabeth |page=247 |ISBN=0-8020-8907-0 |publisher=University of Toronto Press}}</ref><ref name="CPG">{{Cite web |title=Christensen, Hon. Tom, B.A., LL.B. (Okanagan-Vernon) Minister of Education |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/christensen-hon-tom-ba-llb-okanagan-vernon-minister-education |publisher=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |accessdate=2024-02-27}}</ref> is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. He was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of [[British Columbia]], representing the electoral district of [[Okanagan-Vernon]] from 2001 to 2009. A caucus member of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]], he served in several [[Executive Council of British Columbia|cabinet posts]] under [[Premier of British Columbia|Premier]] [[Gordon Campbell]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Vernon, British Columbia]], he attended the [[University of Victoria]], graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in geography and environmental studies in 1990, and a law degree in 1994.<ref name="CPG"/><ref name="BCLeg38">{{cite web |url=https://www.leg.bc.ca/pages/bclass-legacy.aspx#/content/legacy/web/mla/38thparl/christensen.htm |title=38th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 14, 2009: MLA: Hon. Tom Christensen |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |access-date=2024-02-27}}</ref> He was called to the British Columbia bar in 1995 and practised at Davidson & Company, becoming partner in 1999.<ref name="CPG"/><ref name="BCLeg38"/>
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 British Columbia general election|2005 election]] with 43% of all votes. He did not seek reelection in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cabinet-minister-christensen-will-not-seek-re-election-in-may-1.850291 |title=Cabinet minister Christensen will not seek re-election in May |publisher=CBC |date=January 13, 2009 |accessdate=2018-06-01}}</ref>
He ran as a candidate for the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]] in the [[2001 British Columbia general election|2001 provincial election]], and was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for [[Okanagan-Vernon]].<ref name="BCLeg38"/> He was appointed to the cabinet in January 2004 to serve as Minister of Education.<ref name="CampbellCabinet">{{cite web|title=Campbell Cabinet: 37th Parliament 2001-2005, 38th Parliament 2005-2009, 39th Parliament 2009-2011 |url=https://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/campbell_cabinet.pdf|publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]|accessdate=2024-02-27}}</ref>

After being returned in the [[2005 British Columbia general election|2005 election]] with a margin of 2,571 votes,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vernon-monashee-1.1381225 |title=Vernon-Monashee |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=2013-05-11 |accessdate=2024-02-27}}</ref> he was named Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.<ref name="CampbellCabinet"/> He was subsequently re-assigned as Minister of Children and Family Development in August 2006 as part of a cabinet shuffle.<ref name="CampbellCabinet"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/campbell-shakes-up-cabinet-1.605343 |title=Campbell shakes up cabinet |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=2006-08-15 |accessdate=2024-02-27}}</ref> He did not seek re-election in [[2009 British Columbia general election|2009]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cabinet-minister-christensen-will-not-seek-re-election-in-may-1.850291 |title=Cabinet minister Christensen will not seek re-election in May |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=January 13, 2009 |accessdate=2018-06-01}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/MLA/38thparl/christensen.htm |title=MLA: Hon. Tom Christensen |work=Previous Parliaments |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2009-11-29}}
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Revision as of 19:05, 27 February 2024

Tom Christensen
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Okanagan-Vernon
In office
May 16, 2001 – May 12, 2009
Preceded byApril Sanders
Succeeded byEric Foster
Minister of Education of British Columbia
In office
January 26, 2004 – June 16, 2005
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byChristy Clark
Succeeded byShirley Bond
Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia
In office
June 16, 2005 – August 15, 2006
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGeoff Plant (Treaty Negotiations)
Murray Coell (Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services)
Succeeded byMichael de Jong
Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia
In office
August 15, 2006 – June 10, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byStan Hagen
Succeeded byMary Polak
Personal details
Born1966
Vernon, British Columbia
Political partyBC Liberal
Alma materUniversity of Victoria
Professionlawyer

Tom Christensen (born 1966)[1][2] is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of Okanagan-Vernon from 2001 to 2009. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, he served in several cabinet posts under Premier Gordon Campbell.

Biography

Born in Vernon, British Columbia, he attended the University of Victoria, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in geography and environmental studies in 1990, and a law degree in 1994.[2][3] He was called to the British Columbia bar in 1995 and practised at Davidson & Company, becoming partner in 1999.[2][3]

He ran as a candidate for the British Columbia Liberal Party in the 2001 provincial election, and was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for Okanagan-Vernon.[3] He was appointed to the cabinet in January 2004 to serve as Minister of Education.[4]

After being returned in the 2005 election with a margin of 2,571 votes,[5] he was named Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.[4] He was subsequently re-assigned as Minister of Children and Family Development in August 2006 as part of a cabinet shuffle.[4][6] He did not seek re-election in 2009.[7]

References

  1. ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 247. ISBN 0-8020-8907-0.
  2. ^ a b c "Christensen, Hon. Tom, B.A., LL.B. (Okanagan-Vernon) Minister of Education". Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  3. ^ a b c "38th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 14, 2009: MLA: Hon. Tom Christensen". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  4. ^ a b c "Campbell Cabinet: 37th Parliament 2001-2005, 38th Parliament 2005-2009, 39th Parliament 2009-2011" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. ^ "Vernon-Monashee". CBC News. 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. ^ "Campbell shakes up cabinet". CBC News. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ^ "Cabinet minister Christensen will not seek re-election in May". CBC News. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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