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Victor Albert Stephens (born 1931) is a Canadian former politician and lawyer. He served in the
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from 1978 to 1979, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Oak Bay. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in BC between October 1977 and November 1980. He was born in
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in 1931 and attended the
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where he earned a law degree. Stephens was an active cross-country runner in his younger years. He also spent a year in
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with his wife and three children, where he worked as a lawyer representing the local population. In 2011, Stephens resided
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in the
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valley where he ran a RV resort and golf course with his brother. Until 2024 he was the last Conservative MLA elected.


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British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs 1931 births Living people 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{Conservative-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub