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Bruce Ralston

Canadian politician

Summary

Canadian politician

Field	Value
name	Bruce Ralston
honorific-suffix
image	Bruce Ralston.jpg
birth_place	Victoria, British Columbia
office	Minister of Forests of British Columbia
term_start	December 7, 2022
term_end	November 18, 2024
premier	David Eby
predecessor	Katrine Conroy (Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development)
successor	Ravi Parmar
office1	Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation of British Columbia
term_start1	November 26, 2020
term_end1	December 7, 2022
premier1	John Horgan
David Eby
predecessor1	position established
successor1	Josie Osborne
office2	Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia
term_start2	January 22, 2020
term_end2	November 26, 2020
premier2	John Horgan
predecessor2	Michelle Mungall
successor2	position abolished
office3	Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology of British Columbia
term_start3	July 18, 2017
term_end3	January 22, 2020
premier3	John Horgan
predecessor3	Shirley Bond (Jobs)
Jas Johal (Technology)
successor3	Michelle Mungall
assembly4	British Columbia Legislative
constituency_AM4	Surrey-Whalley
term_start4	May 17, 2005
term_end4	September 21, 2024
predecessor4	Elayne Brenzinger
office5	Surrey City Councillor
term_start5	1988
term_end5	1993
party	New Democrat
alma_mater	University of British Columbia
University of Cambridge
profession	Lawyer
spouse	Miriam Sobrino
children	3
residence	Surrey, British Columbia

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = David Eby Jas Johal (Technology) University of Cambridge Bruce Ralston is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Whalley from 2005 until 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he has served in the cabinets of Premiers John Horgan and David Eby.

Life and career

Ralston was born in Victoria and grew up in Vancouver. He has degrees in history and law from the University of British Columbia, and a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in England. He was called to the bar in 1982, and has lived in Surrey since 1990, where he ran his own law firm.

Ralston served on the Surrey City Council from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the board of directors of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union from 1995 to 2006. Between 1996 and 2001, he served as president of the BC NDP.

He ran in the 2001 provincial election as the NDP candidate in Surrey-Panorama Ridge, finishing a distant second behind Liberal candidate Gulzar Cheema. In the 2005 election he instead contested the riding of Surrey-Whalley, winning the seat with 55% of the vote. He kept his seat in the 2009 election, growing his vote share to 66.5%, and was re-elected in 2013, 2017 and 2020. He replaced John Horgan as NDP house leader in March 2014, allowing Horgan to contest the party leadership.

In July 2017, Ralston was named Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology in the NDP minority government. He swapped portfolios with Michelle Mungall in January 2020, becoming Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. His post was modified to Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps of British Columbia in November 2020, and he was appointed Queen's counsel in December of the same year. He was subsequently named Minister of Forests in the Eby ministry on December 7, 2022, while retaining the role of Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps.

Electoral results

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References

Kupchuk, Rick. (2013-04-23). "B.C. VOTES: Surrey-Whalley candidates on the record". Surrey Now-Leader.
(2020-12-30). "2020 Queen's counsel appointees". British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General.
"MLA: Hon. Bruce Ralston, Q.C.". [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]].
"Hon. Bruce Ralston".
Diakiw, Kevin. (2011-01-14). "Ralston will not seek leadership". Surrey Now-Leader.
Zytaruk, Tom. (2014-03-20). "Ralston named house leader for NDP". Surrey Now-Leader.
(2017-07-18). "B.C.'s new NDP government sworn into office". [[CBC News]].
(2020-01-20). "B.C. premier fills Jinny Sims vacancy, swaps jobs in cabinet tweak". [[The Canadian Press]], via [[CBC News]].
(2020-11-26). "New faces join B.C.'s new cabinet, while stalwarts stay on in key roles". [[CBC News]].
(2022-12-07). "New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate". Office of the Premier of British Columbia.
"Statement of Votes - 37th Provincial General Election". [[Elections BC]].

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