Iain Black

Iain James Stewart Black (born 1967) is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party.^[1] He was re-elected in the 2009 BC general election in the Port Moody-Coquitlam riding.

Iain Black
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Port Moody-Westwood
In office May 17, 2005 – October 3, 2011
Preceded by	Christy Clark
Succeeded by	Joe Trasolini
Minister of Labour and Citizens Services of British Columbia
In office June 23, 2008 – June 10, 2009
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Olga Ilich
Succeeded by	Murray Coell
Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development of British Columbia
In office June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Ida Chong
Minister of Labour of British Columbia
In office October 25, 2010 – March 23, 2011
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Murray Coell
Succeeded by	Stephanie Cadieux
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party	Conservative (federal) BC United (provincial)

Black was the Minister of Labour between October 25, 2010 and March 23, 2011. He was previously appointed Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services on June 23, 2008 and Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development on June 10, 2009.

Black resigned as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, effective October 3, 2011, to accept a job as the president and CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade.^[2]

Black joined Maximizer Software Inc as President and CEO in 2019.

Black is also currently running for the Conservative nomination in Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam.^[3]

Election results (partial)

v t e 2009 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Iain Black	9,979	52.15	$92,290
	New Democratic	Shannon Watkins	7,614	39.80	$76,297
	Green	Rebecca Helps	1,261	6.59	$1,048
	Your Political Party	James Filippelli	198	1.03	$775
	Refederation	Donna Vandekerkhove	82	0.43	$260
Total valid votes			19,134	100
Total rejected ballots			102	0.53
Turnout			19,236	57.44
Registered voters			33,487

References

1. British Columbia Votes 2009: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. cbc.ca.
2. Bailey, Ian (August 24, 2011). "As another Liberal MLA quits, Clark says it's business as usual". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
3. "B.C.'s Iain Black joining other high-profile candidates in run for federal Tories as party's fortunes surge". The Globe and Mail. February 4, 2024.

External links

• Official Biography from the website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
• MLA Web Site of Iain Black