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Shane Simpson

Canadian politician

Summary

Canadian politician

Field	Value
image	Shane Simpson 2 (32760908113).jpg
name	Shane Simpson
birth_date	Joy MacPhail's successor nominated:: [Final Edition]
birth_place	Vancouver, British Columbia
office	Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction of British Columbia
term_start	July 18, 2017
term_end	November 26, 2020
premier	John Horgan
predecessor	Michelle Stilwell
successor	Nicholas Simons
residence	Vancouver, British Columbia
constituency_AM1	Vancouver-Hastings
assembly1	British Columbia Legislative
term_start1	May 17, 2005
term_end1	October 24, 2020
predecessor1	Joy MacPhail
successor1	Niki Sharma
party	New Democrat

Fowlie, Jonathan.The Vancouver Sun; Vancouver, B.C. [Vancouver, B.C]31 Jan 2005: B1 Front.

Shane Lee Simpson (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician, who served as MLA for Vancouver-Hastings in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.

He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and served as the official opposition critic for the environment from 2005 to 2009. He served as critic for Housing, ICBC, the BC Lottery Corporation and the BC Liquor Distribution Branch from 2009 until 2012. In addition Simpson was the NDP Caucus Chair.

Early life and career

Born and raised in East Vancouver, Shane Simpson has been active in his community for over 30 years. He led the fight to stop Lafarge from building a concrete batch plant beside New Brighton Park, a popular and historically significant park facing Burrard Inlet.

In his professional career, Simpson has worked as the Director of Policy and Communications for Smart Growth BC, Chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, Instructor in the Community Economic Development program at Simon Fraser University, Executive Director of the Worker Ownership Resource Center, Legislative Coordinator for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, coordinator and fundraiser for the Ray Cam Cooperative Center, executive assistant to former Vancouver East MP Margaret Mitchell, and as a self-employed consultant on business and economic development for labour, co-operative and non-profit groups.

Simpson was the recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for his contribution to community in 2002. In 1992, he was awarded the Governor General's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal for Community Service.

He lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.

Politics

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 British Columbia general election. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

On September 4, 2020, Simpson announced that he wouldn't run for re-election in the next general election.

Election results

References

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