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Graham Preston Bruce is a former Canadian politician. After serving as Mayor of North Cowichan, and an unsuccessful run in the 1983 provincial election, Bruce was elected as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 in the electoral district of Cowichan-Malahat. He was later re-elected as a BC Liberal, representing the district of Cowichan-Ladysmith from 2001 to 2005.[2]
Graham Bruce | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cowichan-Ladysmith | |
In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Jan Pullinger |
Succeeded by | Doug Routley |
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cowichan-Malahat | |
In office October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Wallace |
Succeeded by | Jan Pullinger[1] |
Minister of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture of British Columbia | |
In office April 15, 1991 – November 5, 1991 | |
Premier | Rita Johnston |
Preceded by | Lyall Franklin Hanson |
Succeeded by | Robin Blencoe |
Minister of Skills Development and Labour of British Columbia | |
In office June 5, 2001 – June 16, 2005 | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell |
Preceded by | Joan Smallwood |
Succeeded by | Michael de Jong |
Personal details | |
Born | Duncan, British Columbia | July 7, 1952
Political party | Social Credit → BC Liberal |
On October 3, 1989, Bruce and three colleagues — Duane Delton Crandall, David Mercier, and Doug Mowat — quit the governing Social Credit caucus to sit as "Independent Social Credit" members. In a joint statement, the four stressed that they "in no way desire[d] the fall of our government", but wished to spur an "open and realistic assessment" of Bill Vander Zalm's continued leadership.[3] Bruce was said to have grown discontent after the shocking by-election defeat in Cariboo, a longtime stronghold for the party, two weeks prior.[4] Bruce returned to the Socred caucus on February 14, 1990, alongside Mercier and Mowat (Crandall had already rejoined caucus in January).[5]
In 2009, Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser ruled that Bruce received no direct benefit of his former cabinet post, despite acting as a paid consultant to the Cowichan Journey of a Generation Society and Cowichan Tribes within two years of losing in the 2005 election. Bruce was, however, found in contravention of the Federal Lobbyists' Code of Conduct for not registering.[6]