Jim Nielsen (Canadian politician)

James Arthur Nielsen
James Arthur Nielsen
MLA for Richmond
	In office; 1975–1986
Personal details
Born	August 6, 1938 (age 85); Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Political party	Social Credit Party of British Columbia

James (Jim) Arthur Nielsen (born August 6, 1938) is a Canadian former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Richmond.^[1]

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^ [https://books.google.ca/books? He was appointed to Cabinet as the first Minister of Environment. He then held the post of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, and became Minister of Health from 1981 - 1986 . He was given the additional duties as Minister of Human Resources for a period of time, which reflected the support he had from Premier Bill Bennett. He was considered "tough, but fair" by his supporters and critics alike. He was referred to as "The Fonz" by Premier Bill Bennett due to his hairdo and sideburns. Deputy House Leader Workers Compensation Board of BC - Chairman 1987 - 1989 Broadaster - CFAX & CFUN & CJOR prior to entering politics Candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1974 Federal election for the riding of Burnaby Seymour id=vxuKAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Nelson,+B.C.+NIELSEN,+HON.+JAMES+ARTHUR**%22&dq=%22Nelson,+B.C.+NIELSEN,+HON.+JAMES+ARTHUR**%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f68yVYTWDMqfgwSh-IHABA&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA]

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[1] [https://books.google.ca/books? He was appointed to Cabinet as the first Minister of Environment. He then held the post of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, and became Minister of Health from 1981 - 1986 . He was given the additional duties as Minister of Human Resources for a period of time, which reflected the support he had from Premier Bill Bennett. He was considered "tough, but fair" by his supporters and critics alike. He was referred to as "The Fonz" by Premier Bill Bennett due to his hairdo and sideburns. Deputy House Leader Workers Compensation Board of BC - Chairman 1987 - 1989 Broadaster - CFAX & CFUN & CJOR prior to entering politics Candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1974 Federal election for the riding of Burnaby Seymour id=vxuKAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Nelson,+B.C.+NIELSEN,+HON.+JAMES+ARTHUR**%22&dq=%22Nelson,+B.C.+NIELSEN,+HON.+JAMES+ARTHUR**%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=f68yVYTWDMqfgwSh-IHABA&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA]

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