Rich Coleman
Rich Coleman | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Kevin Falcon |
| Succeeded by | Carole James |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia | |
| In office June 5, 2001 – June 16, 2005 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Ivan Messmer |
| Succeeded by | John Les |
| In office April 27, 2009 – June 10, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | John van Dongen |
| Succeeded by | Kash Heed |
| In office October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Michael de Jong |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Bond |
| Minister of Housing and Social Development of British Columbia | |
| In office June 23, 2008 – October 25, 2010 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Minister of Forests and Range of British Columbia | |
| In office June 16, 2005 – June 23, 2008 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Michael de Jong |
| Succeeded by | Pat Bell |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Langley East Fort Langley-Aldergrove (1996-2017) | |
| Assumed office May 28, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Farrell-Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1956 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
Rich Coleman (born c. 1956) is a politician in British Columbia and, effective August 4, 2017, the interim leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus and Leader of the Official Opposition in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly.[2]
From 2012 to 2017 he was Deputy Premier and served variously as Minister of Natural Gas Development, Minister Responsible for Housing and MLA for the riding of Langley East. He was first elected in 1996 and was re-elected in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017.
Coleman served as Chair of the Cabinet Working Group on Mental Health, Vice Chair of the Cabinet Priorities and Planning Committee and was a member of the Cabinet Committees on Jobs and Economic Growth and Environment and Land Use. Coleman was also Government House Leader. He previously served as Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Minister of Forests and Range, Minister Responsible for Housing, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister of Housing and Social Development. From 1996 to 2001, Coleman served as opposition housing critic, forests deputy critic, and caucus whip, and was a member of the Official Opposition Caucus Committee on Crime.
Coleman received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003.
Coleman graduated from Penticton Secondary School in 1971.[3]
On December 1, 2010, Coleman announced to the media he had decided not to enter the provincial Liberal leadership race to replace retiring BC Premier Gordon Campbell. Coleman indicated he had planned to announce his run on Thursday, had MLA support and campaign funds, but decided not to pursue the post due to family reasons.[4]
See also
Electoral record
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Langley East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Rich Coleman | 16,348 | 53.45 | $58,649 | ||||
| New Democratic | Inder Johal | 7,817 | 28.14 | $7,046 | ||||
| Green | Bill Masse | 4,968 | 16.24 | $587 | ||||
| Libertarian | Alex Joehl | 448 | 1.47 | $39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 30,584 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 223 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,807 | 64.54 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 47,730 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ 'For me, it's zero tolerance': Back in his days as a Mountie, Solicitor-General Rich Coleman saw his share of carnage on the roads -- and it makes him all the more determined to stamp out street racing and save lives. He's already come down hard on B.C.'s high- horsepower hotheads, and even tougher laws are on the way: [Final Edition] Smyth, Michael. The Province [Vancouver, B.C] 02 June 2002: A14.
- ^ http://vancouversun.com/news/politics/christy-clark-resigns-as-leader-of-b-c-liberal-party
- ^ School District 67
- ^ Coleman had support, not "heart" for race. South Delta Leader.com. Retrieved Dec 1,2010
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
