Name Mike Bernier Preceded by Calvin Kruk Role Politician | Succeeded by Dale Bumstead Political party BC Liberals | |
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Party British Columbia Liberal Party Similar People Peter Fassbender, Blair Lekstrom, Coralee Oakes, Naomi Yamamoto, Christy Clark | ||
Mike Bernier elected in the Peace River South riding for a second term
Constituency Report - MIKE BERNIER (BC LIBERAL)
Mike Bernier (born 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Peace River South as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. 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.
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- Mike Bernier elected in the Peace River South riding for a second term
- Constituency Report MIKE BERNIER BC LIBERAL
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On October 17, 2016, Bernier fired the Vancouver School Board for failing to pass a balanced budget.
On May 9, 2017, Bernier was re-elected in his riding of Peace River South with 75.94% 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.
Bernier was reappointed Minister of Education on June 12, 2017.
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.