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Mike Bernier

Mike Bernier

Canadian politician

Mike Bernier (born 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Peace River South as a member of the BC United. In December 2014, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment for the Minister of Environment. On July 30, 2015, he was chosen to be Minister of Education in British Columbia.[3]

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On October 17, 2016, Bernier fired the Vancouver School Board for failing to pass a balanced budget.[4]

On May 9, 2017, Bernier was re-elected in his riding of Peace River South with 75.63% of the vote, the highest a BC Liberal has ever been elected with in provincial history and the eleventh highest across all parties in BC history. [5] [6]

Bernier was reappointed Minister of Education on June 12, 2017. [7]

Before being elected provincially, he was served as a city councillor (2005-2008) and then the mayor (2008-2013) of Dawson Creek, BC. He previously worked for 20 years in the natural gas industry.[8]

Electoral record

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References

  1. [1]
    Gousseau, Ken. "Newest councillor keeps busy". Peace River Block Daily News [Dawson Creek, B.C], 08 Sep 2006: A1.
  2. [2]
    "Early results: Interior of B.C.". Global News, May 14, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Education Minister Wants Fresh Start" The Globe and Mail, July 30, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Shaw, Rob; Sherlock, Tracy. "B.C. education minister Bernier fires Vancouver school board". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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    http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/37907/1871-1986_electoralhistoryofbc.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. [6]
    "Provincial Election Results". 19 January 2017.
  7. [7]
    Premier, Office of the (2017-06-12). "Premier Christy Clark introduces new Executive Council". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  8. [8]
    "Hon. Mike Bernier". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  9. [9]
    "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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