Lois Ruth Boone (born April 26, 1947) is a

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politician. She served as MLA for

Prince George North Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009. Demographics Geography History * John Heinrich, Social Credit (1979–1986) * Lois Boone, NDP (1986–1 ...

from 1986 to 1991, and

Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Geography History The riding was created for the 1991 election from part of Prince George South. I ...

from 1991 to 2001, in the

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. She is a member of the

British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since ...

Career

Boone held a number of brief positions in the Executive Council of British Columbia, including Minister of Government Services, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Transportation and Highways. Later government roles included the Minister for Children and Families and Deputy Premier. After stepping down from provincial politics, Boone was re-elected as a school trustee for School District #57. In October 2010, she announced she would seek the NDP nomination in the by-election in the federal riding of Prince George-Peace River. At the November 23, 2010 School District #57 public board meeting, she announced she would not be seeking renewal of her position as vice-chair of the board nor would she be seeking re-election as a trustee. She stated that her decision predated her decision to enter federal politics and was due to the unease she felt over being a part of so many school closure decisions and an unwillingness to continue to "do the government's dirty work".School District 57 Public Board Meeting Minutes

Federal politics

On May 2, 2011, she was defeated by Conservative Party member, Bob Zimmer, in the federal Canadian election by 62% to 25%.

Partial electoral results

References

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