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The Hon. Gordon Campbell, British Columbia
Gordon
Campbell was sworn in as British Columbias 34th Premier on
June 5, 2001.
Mr. Campbell
was elected leader of the B.C. Liberal Party in September 1993.
He was elected to the B.C. Legislature in 1994 in a by-election
to represent the riding of VancouverQuilchena and was re-elected
in 1996 and 2001 for VancouverPoint Grey.
Mr. Campbell
attended public school in Vancouver. After graduating he received
a scholarship to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He worked his
way through university in the dining hall and as the associate to
the secretary of the college, and received his bachelor of arts
degree. He later received a masters of business administration
from Simon Fraser University.
He was a secondary
school teacher, basketball and track coach in Yola, Nigeria, working
under the auspices of CUSO. He then became an assistant to former
Vancouver mayor Art Phillips. From 1976 to 1981, he worked with
Marathon Realty, where he became general manager of development.
In 1981, he founded Citycore Development Corporation.
In 1984, Mr.
Campbell was elected to Vancouver City Council. From 1986 to 1993,
he served as Mayor of Vancouver for three successive terms.
Mr. Campbell
and his wife Nancy, a school vice-principal, have two sons.
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