Rick Glumac

Rick Glumac MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.

The Honourable Rick Glumac MLA
Glumac in 2017
Minister of State for Trade of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 18, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Jagrup Brar
Parliamentary Secretary for Technology of British Columbia
In office July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Brenda Bailey (Technology and Innovation)
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Port Moody-Burquitlam
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Linda Reimer
Personal details
Political party	BC NDP
Residence(s)	Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

As an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) for the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he represents the riding of Port Moody-Burquitlam, which encompasses some of the western part of the city of Coquitlam, the entire city of Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra.^[1]

Glumac served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Technology until November 2020.^[2][3] He has served as the provincial representative to the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) since 2017, and became president of PNWER in July 2023. In December 2020, he was appointed as Premier's Liaison to Washington State.^[3] Glumac's position was expanded in April 2023 and he was appointed by David Eby to serve as Premier's Liaison for the Pacific Northwest.^[4]

Glumac was re-elected in the 2020 and 2024 provincial elections. Following the 2024 election, he was appointed Minister of State for Trade.^[5]

Early life

Glumac grew up in Port Alberni, BC. In 1995, he graduated with a degree in Electronics Engineering from Simon Fraser University.^[6]

Glumac worked much of his career in the field of computer graphics as a software developmer, visual effects artist, and computer graphics supervisor.^[7]  He worked on the first computer-animated TV show ReBoot, and later worked for companies such as DreamWorks and Electronic Arts on well-known Hollywood films such as Shrek 2, Madagascar, and Over the Hedge.^[7] Following this he developed apps for the iPhone.^[6]

Career in politics

Glumac was first elected to Port Moody city council in 2011.^[8] He was re-elected in 2014 with the highest vote share of any candidate.^[9] On council he chaired various committees including ^[8] the Environmental Protection Committee and Economic Development Committee which recommended the hiring of an Economic Development Officer to grow the city's business tax base.

During his time as a Councillor, he served as the Vice President of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association.^[6] Glumac was also elected as the Vancouver Metro Area Representative to the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM).

Glumac worked with the Ministry of Health to keep the Eagle Ridge Hospital lands in Port Moody from being sold for redevelopment, stopping a plan by the BC Liberal government to condition new improvements to the hospital on the sale of the lands to private real estate developers.^[10][11]

Glumac consistently speaks in the legislature to promote action to protect B.C.’s environment.^[12] In 2018, he spoke during the Legislature's emergency debate on climate change.^[13] He is a key supporter of the province's CleanBC strategy of reducing climate pollution and promoting renewable energies, lowering the costs of renewable energies, and helping create green jobs.^[12] He is a staunch advocate for redeveloping the Burrard Generating Station, a former fossil fuel-powered power plant located on the Burrard Inlet, into a site for clean technology or climate mitigation projects.^[12]

As Parliamentary Secretary for Technology, Glumac championed innovation in the clean technologies as a tool for transitioning towards a green economy.^[12] He has advocated support for B.C.'s clean energy and tech sectors which play an increasingly important role in the provincial economy.

As President of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER), Glumac secured funding to create PNWER Canada and the hiring of PNWER's first staff member in Canada.^[14]

Personal life

On May 11, 2022, Rick Glumac proposed to his partner Haven Lurbiecki in the legislature, prior to question period.^[15] Glumac is the first member of the legislative assembly to propose in the legislature and likely the first in Canada (Australian MP Tim Wilson proposed to his partner during a speech to Parliament in 2017). Lurbiecki was elected as city councillor in Port Moody in the 2022 local elections.

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Burquitlam
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rick Glumac	12,941	51.72	-2.03
	Conservative	Kerry van Aswegen	10,212	40.82	+37.46
	Green	Samantha Agtarap	1,866	7.46	-4.32
Total valid votes			25,019	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[16]

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rick Glumac	12,783	53.75	+6.06	$41,007.46
	Liberal	James Robertson	7,253	30.50	−9.70	$43,575.39
	Green	John Latimer	2,802	11.78	−0.33	$1,920.08
	Conservative	Brandon Fonseca	800	3.36	–	$250.00
	Libertarian	Logan Smith	144	0.61	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			23,782	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[17][18]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rick Glumac	11,754	47.69	+3.40	$64,112
	Liberal	Linda Reimer	9,910	40.20	−6.18	$65,386
	Green	Don Barthel	2,985	12.11	+3.92	$1,056
Total valid votes			24,649	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			137	0.55	−0.08
Turnout			24,786	65.31	+6.56
Registered voters			37,950
Source: Elections BC[19][20]