Gillian Rosemary Trumper (April 28, 1936 – October 11, 2019) was a
Canadian
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politician, who represented the electoral district of
Alberni-Qualicum in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...
from 2001 until her defeat in the 2005 provincial election. She sat as a member of the
BC Liberal Party
BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative, neoliberal, and occupying a centre-right ...
. She previously served as Mayor of the City of
Port Alberni
Port Alberni () is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The city lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. Port Alberni currently has a total popu ...
from 1983 to 2001. She was the Union of BC Municipalities president and its Fisheries Committee chair, West Coast Treaty Advisory Committee chair, and
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Board chair. Prior to being elected to the legislature, she was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1986, 1991, and 1996 provincial elections. She died at the age of 83 from complications of renal failure in 2019.
Electoral record
References
External links
Profile at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1936 births
2019 deaths
BC United MLAs
Women MLAs in British Columbia
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Politicians from the London Borough of Croydon
People from Croydon
Canadian people of English descent
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