Ivan Charles Messmer (July 23, 1931 – March 8, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of

Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial riding formed in 2008. It includes the populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet. The riding's name corresponds to that of a former riding in the same area, with s ...

in the

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from 1986 to 1991 as a member of the Social Credit Party. He held several roles in the

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during his term as an MLA, including Minister of Parks and Solicitor General of British Columbia. He served alongside

Jim Hewitt James J. Hewitt (born January 28, 1933) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial riding formed in 2008. It includes the populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West ...

, and later

Bill Barlee Neville Langrell "Bill" Barlee (October 15, 1932 – June 14, 2012) was a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries an ...

, in a multiple-member district. Following riding redistribution for the 1991 general election, Messmer ran in the new district of

Okanagan-Penticton Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. Previously the district was named Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 20 ...

, but was defeated by Jim Beattie. Prior to entering provincial politics, Messmer served six years as mayor of

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. He died on March 8, 2015.

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1931 births 2015 deaths British Columbia municipal councillors British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs Canadian construction businesspeople Mayors of Penticton Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia People from Barrhead, Alberta 20th-century Canadian politicians Solicitors general of Canadian provinces {{BritishColumbia-mayor-stub