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Katrine Conroy

Canadian politician (born 1957)

Summary

Canadian politician (born 1957)

Field	Value
image	Katrine Conroy.jpg
name	Katrine Conroy
birth_date	Wife of former MLA seeking nomination: [Final Edition]
birth_name	Katrine Thor-Larsen
birth_place	Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaConroy name back on the ballot: Katrine Conroy -- wife of former West Kootenay-Boundary MLA Ed Conroy -- will get nod for NDP: [Final Edition]
residence	Pass Creek, British Columbia, Canada
office	Minister of Finance
term_start	December 7, 2022
term_end	November 18, 2024
premier	David Eby
predecessor	Selina Robinson
successor	Brenda Bailey
office1	Minister of Forests
term_start1	November 26, 2020
term_end1	December 7, 2022
premier1	John Horgan
David Eby
predecessor1	Doug Donaldson
successor1	Bruce Ralston
office2	Ministry of Children and Family Development
term_start2	July 18, 2017
term_end2	November 26, 2020
premier2	John Horgan
predecessor2	Stephanie Cadieux
successor2	Mitzi Dean
assembly3	British Columbia Legislative
constituency_AM3	Kootenay West
West Kootenay-Boundary (2005-2009)
term_start3	May 17, 2005
term_end3	September 21, 2024
predecessor3	Sandy Santori
successor3	Steve Morissette
party	New Democrat
spouse
children	4
occupation	Politician, rancher

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Skye, Kate. Trail Times; Trail, B.C. [Trail, B.C]05 Oct 2004: 1 / Front. Skye, Kate. Nelson Daily News [Nelson, B.C] 09 Feb 2005: 3. David Eby West Kootenay-Boundary (2005-2009)

Katrine Conroy (** Thor-Larsen; born 1957) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election and served until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Kootenay West as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). She served in the cabinet of British Columbia from 2017 until 2024, most recently as Minister of Finance.

Background

Conroy was born to Ben and Ingeborg Thor-Larsen, who were Danish immigrants to Canada. The family settled in the West Kootenay in 1962, with Katrine graduating from Castlegar's Stanley Humphries Secondary School in 1975, before finding work as a power engineer at the local pulp mill. She completed the early childhood education program at Selkirk College, then worked at local daycares before eventually becoming executive director of the Kootenay Columbia Childcare Society. In 1997 she returned to Selkirk College as a part-time instructor.

She was married to Ed Conroy, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Rossland-Trail, from March 1981 until his death on June 26, 2020, at the age of 73. She has 4 children.

Political career

Conroy ran as the NDP candidate for the riding of West Kootenay-Boundary in the 2005 provincial election, winning the seat by 7,138 votes. She was subsequently named caucus whip for the NDP in June 2005. In the 2009 election she ran in the riding of Kootenay West, winning by a margin of 8,054 votes; she was re-elected in that riding in the 2013, 2017 and 2020 elections. While the NDP was in opposition, Conroy served as critic in several portfolios, including Seniors, Interior Economic Development, and Labour.

Following NDP leader Carole James's dismissal of MLA Bob Simpson from party caucus, Conroy resigned from her position as opposition caucus whip on November 19, 2010.

With the NDP coming to power as a minority government following the 2017 election, Conroy was appointed Minister of Children and Family Development under Premier John Horgan. Following her re-election in 2020, she was appointed Minister of Forests in the Horgan ministry. On December 7, 2022 she was appointed Minister of Finance by Premier David Eby. On May 10, 2024, she announced she would not be seeking reelection to the Legislature.

Electoral record

References

"Katrine Conroy named B.C.'s Finance Minister, 8 new members of David Eby's cabinet {{!}} Globalnews.ca".
(25 June 2018). "An Intimate Knowledge of the Power of Post-Secondary". [[Selkirk College]].
(2019-04-14). "The ECE who became a B.C. minister". Trail Times.
"MLA: Hon. Katrine Conroy".
(6 July 2020). "OBIT: Honour local icon Ed Conroy by registering as an organ donour".
"Ed Conroy, former B.C. cabinet minister, dies at 73".
"Honourable Katrine Conroy".
(2013-04-29). "Kootenay West".
(2005-06-22). "BC NDP Appoint Critics".
(19 November 2010). "B.C. NDP caucus whip Katrina Conroy resigns". CBC.ca.
(19 November 2010). "Another blow to NDP leader, as caucus whip announces she's quitting her post". Winnipeg Free Press.
(2017-07-18). "B.C.'s new NDP government sworn into office". [[CBC News]].
(2017-07-18). "Premier John Horgan announces new cabinet to build a better B.C.". Office of the Premier of British Columbia.
(2020-11-26). "New faces join B.C.'s new cabinet, while stalwarts stay on in key roles". [[CBC News]].
"B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet with Niki Sharma, Katrine Conroy and Ravi Kahlon in top posts". [[Vancouver Sun]].

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