Brian Smith (politician)

Brian Ray Douglas Smith
MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head
In office
1979–1989
Succeeded by Elizabeth Cull
Attorney General of British Columbia
In office
August 6, 1986 – June 29, 1988
Premier Bill Vander Zalm
Succeeded by Stuart Douglas Boland Smith
Personal details
Born (1934-07-07) July 7, 1934
Victoria, British Columbia
Political party Social Credit

Brian Ray Douglas Smith (born July 7, 1934 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician and business executive.[1] Smith who served for a decade on Oak Bay municipal council[2] and was mayor of Oak Bay from 1974 to 1979,[3] was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1979 election to represent the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head for the Social Credit Party.[4] He was reelected in the 1983[5] and 1986 election.[6]

Under the Bill Bennett government, he served as Minister of Education and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

In 1986, after Bennett's decision to step down, Smith was a candidate for the leadership of the Social Credit Party. In a field of 12, he finished second to Bill Vander Zalm, losing on the fourth ballot.

Vander Zalm appointed Smith to the post of Attorney General. Smith resigned his post in a speech to the Legislature on June 28, 1988.[7] On October 19, 1989, he announced that he was resigning his seat, effective November 15, 1989, and became chairman of CN Rail until 1994.[8] He was the Chairman of BC Hydro from 1996-2001.

References

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  2. ↑ "Brian R.D. Smith QC". Gowlings. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Causton landslide buries retiree's mayoralty bid". Times Colonist. Victoria. November 16, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  4. ↑ "32nd General Election (continued)". Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  5. ↑ "33rd general election (continued)". Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC. Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  6. ↑ "34th general election (continued)". Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  7. ↑ "Hansard -- Tuesday, June 28, 1988 -- Afternoon Sitting". Victoria, B.C.: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. p. 5498. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  8. ↑ Barbara McClintock & Brian Kiernan (1989-10-20). "Another Byelection; Smith to Become Chairman". Vancouver Province. p. 6.
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