Linda Margaret Larson (born 1948 or 1949) is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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in the
2013 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of
Boundary-Similkameen
Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was formed in 2008 out of parts of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet.
The riding's name corresponds to that of a form ...
as a member of the
British Columbia Liberal Party
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until 2020.
In government, she served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health for Seniors and as the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Education. In opposition, she served as the Official Opposition critic for Childcare as well as the Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition.
Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Larson was a municipal councillor and mayor in
Oliver
Oliver may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and literature
Books
* ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry
* ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens
Fictional characters
* Ariadne Oliver ...
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"Linda Larson"
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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Electoral record
References
BC United MLAs
Women MLAs in British Columbia
British Columbia municipal councillors
Living people
People from Oliver, British Columbia
Women municipal councillors in British Columbia
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
21st-century Canadian women politicians
1940s births
Year of birth missing (living people)
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