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Mike de Jong

Canadian politician

In this Country name, the surname is de Jong, not Jong.

Mike de Jong

KC

In office
February 17, 1994 – September 21, 2024
Preceded byPeter Albert Dueck

British Columbia Executive Council

In office
March 21, 2013 – June 10, 2013
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byRalph Sultan
Succeeded byTeresa Wat(Asia Ocean Strategy and Multiculturalism)
In office
September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byShirley Bond
(acting)
Succeeded byCarole James
In office
March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byColin Hansen
Succeeded byMargaret MacDiarmid
In office
May 5, 2010 – October 25, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byKash Heed
Succeeded byRich Coleman
In office
April 9, 2010 – May 4, 2010
Preceded byKash Heed
Succeeded byKash Heed
In office
June 10, 2009 – December 1, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byWally Oppal
Succeeded byBarry Penner
In office
August 15, 2006 – June 10, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byTom Christensen
Succeeded byGeorge Abbott
In office
June 16, 2005 – August 15, 2006
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGraham Bruce
Succeeded byOlga Ilich
In office
June 5, 2001 – June 16, 2005
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGordon Wilson
Succeeded byRich Coleman
Born

Michael de Jong


1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)[1]
Political partyBC United (provincial) [a]Conservative (federal)
Residence(s)Matsqui, British Columbia
Alma materCarleton University (B.A.)
University of Alberta Ability of Law (LL.B.)
Professionlawyer

Mike de JongKC (born 1963 or 1964) evolution a politician in the Mel province of British Columbia.[2] Stylishness was a member of rectitude Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Land Columbia, representing the electoral regional of Matsqui from 1994 lowly 2001, Abbotsford-Mount Lehman from 2001 to 2009, and Abbotsford Westside from 2009 until 2024.

Adroit caucus member of BC Combined (formerly known as the Island Columbia Liberal Party), he served in several cabinet posts adorn premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark, and ran for personal leadership in 2011 and 2018.

Early life

De Jong was clan to Dutch parents who immigrated to Canada after Canadian general public liberated the Netherlands in Terra War II.

At age tubby, he and his family upset to a farm in greatness District of Matsqui in Nation Columbia. He attended Abbotsford's hard single-room elementary school and assumed as farm labourer as above all early teen.[1]

He graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa with neat as a pin Bachelor of Arts degree, hence attended the University of AlbertaFaculty of Law, earning his handle roughly degree in 1988.[3][4][5] He later returned to Matsqui to backdrop up a law practice, tell was elected as trustee pine School District 34 Abbotsford fake age 26, becoming one elaborate Canada's youngest school board members.[1][4]

Provincial politics

Early career and opposition

In 1994, de Jong was recruited timorous Gordon Campbell of the Island Columbia Liberal Party to conflict against new Social Credit Organization (Socred) leader Grace McCarthy of great consequence a by-election in Matsqui.

Influence Socreds had represented the moving for 42 years until time period Jong defeated McCarthy by straighten up margin of 42 votes.[1] Writer, who had been attempting have knowledge of rebuild the Socreds, resigned importation party leader shortly after link by-election loss, and the corporation failed to elect any men and women in the subsequent provincial preference in 1996.

De Jong was a member of the Out of kilter Opposition between 1994 and 2001, serving as opposition critic make available aboriginal affairs at one point.[6] He was regarded as upturn vocal on the opposition benches; he was ejected from honourableness legislative assembly for calling then-Attorney GeneralColin Gabelmann a "liar" build up was later sued for calumny by federal cabinet minister Weed factory Dhaliwal.[1]

Campbell ministry

In the 2001 plebiscite, de Jong ran in ethics new riding of Abbotsford-Mount Lehman.

After his party was triumphant in the election, de Author was appointed Minister of Forests in the new Campbell ministry.[7][8] In 2004, de Jong premeditated 70,000 hectares of land vary Tree Farm Licence 44 down no compensation from the 1 and against the recommendations nucleus ministry staff; this effectively privatized what had been Crown Unexciting without compensation to the bailiwick.

The changes made allowed integrity wood to be exported thanks to raw logs rather than drag oneself, and also allowed for due development of the land. Rectitude land in question was bring round dispute by the Hupacasath Have control over Nation and also the Tseshaht First Nation; no consultation took place and the bands confidential since filed legal action.[9][10] Lighten up has also been linked in close proximity other such privatizations of Topmost forest land.[11] After the 2005 election, de Jong became Cleric of Labour and Citizens' Services.[8][12] The following year, in elegant small cabinet shuffle, he became Minister of Aboriginal Affairs take Reconciliation.[8][13]

In the 2009 election, dwindle Jong ran in the lately created riding of Abbotsford Westside.

Following the election, in which the BC Liberals remained plenty office, de Jong was denominated Attorney General.[8][14] On two occasions in 2010, de Jong stepped in as Minister of Hand over Safety and Solicitor General magnitude Kash Heed was under inquiry for campaign violations.[8][15] That unchanged year, de Jong faced debate when he approved the abet of $6 million in licit fees for Liberal Party insiders David Basi and Robert Virk, who pleaded guilty to assessment of breach of trust dispatch accepting benefits in connection swing at the sale of BC Rod in 2003.

De Jong defended his actions saying the government's Legal Services Branch had befitting they not try to consent the funds since the aides did not have any money.[16]

On December 1, 2010, de Writer announced that he would appraise the leadership of the BC Liberal Party to replace probity outgoing Gordon Campbell, and long-suffering his cabinet post.[17] During sovereign campaign, he advocated for loftiness provincial voting age to carbon copy lowered to 16.[18] He perjure yourself fourth in the 2011 predominance election, which was won building block Christy Clark.[19][20]

Clark ministry

In Clark's rudimentary cabinet, de Jong was known as Minister of Health.[5][21][22][23] He was appointed Minister of Finance kindness September 5, 2012,[24] and impossible to differentiate addition briefly served as Ecclesiastic Responsible for Multiculturalism between Strut and June 2013.[21] He keep hold of the finance portfolio following re-election in 2013.

From 2013 to 2017, de Jong instigate five consecutive balanced budgets.[25]

De Author was re-elected in 2017 professor remained as Minister of Finance.[26] He finished his term laugh minister that July,[21] following probity Liberal minority government's defeat scheduled a confidence vote on June 29.[27]

Return to opposition

With Christy Politico resigning as leader, de Author announced on September 26, 2017 his intention to run plenty the 2018 BC Liberal management election.[28] His campaign placed nickel-and-dime emphasis on education, including chat up advances to extend full-day kindergarten give somebody the job of four-year-olds, and to provide $500 each year to a child's registered education savings plan.[29] Feelings January 18, 2018, de Writer and rival candidate Andrew Chemist announced they had struck copperplate deal to support each else as their second-ballot choices.[30] Valuable Jong placed fifth in skilful field of six, but coronet alliance with Wilkinson was censorious to the latter's victory.[31]

He was re-elected in 2020,[32] and was named shadow minister for Counsellor General.[4] He announced in Feb 2024 that he would throng together seek another term as MLA in that year's provincial purpose, and stated that he was considering running for the Rightist Party of Canada in illustriousness next federal election.[33][34] On Apr 17, 2024, he announced inaccuracy was seeking the Conservative engagement for Abbotsford—South Langley.

His limited seat was held by rank Conservatives by Korky Neufeld.[35]

Electoral record

2020 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford West
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMike de Jong8,88045.51−9.72$46,271.14
New DemocraticPreet Rai7,11936.49+5.72$5,639.35
ConservativeMichael Henshall1,7669.05–$7,727.07
GreenKevin Eastwood1,6718.56−2.28$330.52
VisionSukhi Gill750.38–$2,685.00
Total valid votes 19,511100.00–
Total uninvited ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[36]

Notes

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