Lisa Marie Beare (born 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) caucus, she has served in the cabinets of Premiers John Horgan and David Eby, currently as Minister of Education and Child Care.[2]
Lisa Beare | |
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| Minister of Education and Child Care of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Rachna Singh |
| Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills of British Columbia | |
| In office February 20, 2024 – November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Selina Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Anne Kang |
| Minister of Citizens' Services of British Columbia | |
| In office November 26, 2020 – February 20, 2024 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | Anne Kang |
| Succeeded by | George Chow |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture | |
| In office September 28, 2022 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | Melanie Mark |
| Succeeded by | Lana Popham |
| In office July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond (Tourism) Sam Sullivan (Arts and Culture) |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Mark (Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport) |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Bing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[1] |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | University of Victoria |
Background
editBeare grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia and attended Thomas Haney Secondary School. She earned a diploma in local government management from the University of Victoria before starting her career as a flight attendant for Air Transat.[3] During that time she became involved in her union, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4078, and eventually served as the local's vice-president.[3]
Political career
editIn 2014, Beare was elected a Maple Ridge school board trustee with 6,433 votes.[4] Two years later, she announced her decision to seek the BC NDP nomination for the riding of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the next provincial election.[5] She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 election, defeating the incumbent one-term BC Liberal candidate Doug Bing.[6] In the incoming Horgan ministry, she was named Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.[7] The following year, she was diagnosed with a medical condition affecting her heart which required surgery.[8]
She was re-elected in the 2020 election,[9] after which she was named the Minister of Citizens' Services.[10][11] On September 28, 2022, after Tourism Minister Melanie Mark stepped down from cabinet for medical reasons, Beare took over responsibility for the tourism portfolio in addition to her work in citizens' services.[12]
She remained as Minister of Citizens' Services in the Eby ministry announced on December 7, 2022, while the tourism and arts portfolio was re-assigned to Lana Popham.[13][14] She became Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills in February 2024, replacing Selina Robinson.[15] After the 2024 election, she was named Minister of Education and Child Care.[2]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Beare | 15,877 | 63.41 | +18.61 | $47,200.48 | |||
| Liberal | Cheryl Ashlie | 9,163 | 36.59 | −2.21 | $42,453.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,040 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Beare | 12,045 | 44.80 | +1.92 | $60,276 | |||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,428 | 38.79 | −6.70 | $55,180 | |||
| Green | Alex Pope | 3,329 | 12.38 | +3.23 | $6,534 | |||
| Conservative | Gary John O'Driscoll | 676 | 2.51 | +0.03 | ||||
| Independent | Steve Ranta | 408 | 1.52 | – | $979 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,886 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,059 | 64.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[18] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Candidate Q&A: Lisa Beare". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. October 16, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Beare named education minister". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Who is Lisa Beare?". Maple Ridge News. July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Corbett, Neil (November 18, 2014). "Election 2014: Trustee incumbents keep seats". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Melnychuk, Phil (October 3, 2016). "School trustee wants to run for NDP in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows". BC Local News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Hall, Mike (May 9, 2017). "NDP sweeps Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ McElroy, Justin (June 29, 2017). "B.C.'s new NDP government sworn into office". CBC News. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Ip, Stephanie (April 9, 2018). "B.C. Minister Lisa Beare expected to make full recovery following heart surgery". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Corbett, Neil (March 21, 2023). "NDP's Beare defends her seat in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Beare is the new Minister of Citizens' Services replacing Anne Kang #bcpoli". Twitter.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ Lindsay, Bethany (November 26, 2020). "New faces join B.C.'s new cabinet, while stalwarts stay on in key roles". CBC News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "B.C. Tourism Minister Melanie Mark resigns from cabinet to take medical leave". CBC News. September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate" (Press release). Office of the Premier of British Columbia. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ deRosa, Katie (December 8, 2022). "B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet with Niki Sharma, Katrine Conroy and Ravi Kahlon in top posts". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Brougham, Laura (February 20, 2024). "Eby announces new roles for three B.C. MLAs". CHEK News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
External links
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- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Lisa Beare