George Abbott was appointed Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services on June 5, 2001. As minister, Abbott worked with UBCM to pass the Community Charter. He was later awarded a lifetime membership in UBCM for his work on the file.[3]
Abbot became Minister of Sustainable Resource Management on January 26, 2004. In this role, he worked with industry, environmental, and First Nations groups to complete the Great Bear Rainforest agreement which included a move to ecosystem-based management. As a result of his work on this file, Abbott was the only BC Liberal Candidate endorsed by the Conservation Voters of BC in the 2005 election.[4]
After the 2005 election, Abbot was appointed Minister of Health. He partnered with the BC Medical Association to introduce Electronic Health Records to BC.[5] Abbott enshrined the five principles of the Canada Health Act, plus a sixth – the principle of sustainability – in provincial law.[6] Abbott also pushed for innovation in the health system and introduced the $100-million Health Innovation Fund, which funded pilot projects to reduce wait times in emergency rooms and for elective surgeries.[7]
On June 10, 2009, he became Minister of as Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation and government deputy house leader. As minister, Abbott worked with First Nations leaders to designate the Salish Sea[8] and Haida Gwaii and signed a final agreement with the Yale First Nation.[9] He served in these roles until October 25, 2010.
On November 25, 2010, George Abbott announced he was running for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party to succeed Gordon Campbell.[10] During the campaign he stated he "would as premier move the referendum on the controversial tax to no later than June 24, 2011 rather than the September 24 date currently in place" and increase the minimum wage.[11] He called for a review or the $6 million payment made for expenses incurred by convicted Liberal aides Robert Virk and David Basi in association with the BC Rail trial, however, he refused to call for a full public inquiry in the alleged scandal involving allegations of bribes to Liberal party insiders.[12] He placed third in the leadership election, which was won by Christy Clark.
Christy Clark ministry
On March 14, 2011, Abbott was appointed minister of education, as a part of Clark's initial cabinet.[13]
On August 30, 2012, Abbott announced he would not be running in the 2013 election.[14] He remained education minister until September 5, 2012.[15]
Post-politics
In 2013, Abbott re-enrolled at the University of Victoria, where he began writing a thesis on the impact of the federal–provincial division of powers on aboriginal policy.[16] On November 22, 2013, it was announced that Abbott would teach a course on BC's politicy economy at the UVic.[17]
In 2015, Premier Clark and her cabinet vetoed the appointment of Abbott to be Chief Treaty Commissioner of BC Treaty Commission due to her government aiming to reform the treaty process. Abbott had been working on transition with the departing commission chief and his removal was criticized by First Nations.[18] In 2015, Abbott revealed that he had let his party membership lapse and considered himself non-partisan. He stressed that it was not a decision made by any "single thing", but several factors that lead him to be unhappy with the party.[19]
Abbott was the chair of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District. He was also involved in amateur sports as a minor hockey coach. George and Lesley Abbott live in Sicamous and have three children.[21]
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Official Biography, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
January 10, 2023
george, abbott, politician, other, people, with, same, name, george, abbott, disambiguation, george, abbott, born, 1952, former, politician, cabinet, minister, canadian, province, british, columbia, abbott, liberal, party, member, legislative, assembly, britis. For other people with the same name see George Abbott disambiguation George Abbott born 1952 1 2 is a former politician and cabinet minister for the Canadian province of British Columbia Abbott was a BC Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the riding of Shuswap from 1996 to 2013 He served as a cabinet minister under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark George AbbottMember of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for ShuswapIn office May 28 1996 May 14 2013Preceded byShannon O NeillSucceeded byGreg KylloMinister of Community Aboriginal and Women s Services of British ColumbiaIn office June 5 2001 January 26 2004PremierGordon CampbellPreceded byJenny Kwan Community Development Cooperatives and Volunteers David Zirnhelt Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Succeeded byMurray CoellMinister of Sustainable Resource Management of British ColumbiaIn office January 26 2004 June 16 2005PremierGordon CampbellPreceded byStan HagenMinister of Health of British ColumbiaIn office June 16 2005 June 10 2009PremierGordon CampbellPreceded byShirley BondSucceeded byKevin FalconMinister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation of British ColumbiaIn office June 10 2008 October 25 2010PremierGordon CampbellPreceded byMichael de JongSucceeded byBarry PennerMinister of Education of British ColumbiaIn office October 25 2010 November 25 2010PremierGordon CampbellPreceded byMargaret MacDiarmidSucceeded byMargaret MacDiarmidMinister of EducationIn office March 14 2011 September 5 2012Preceded byMargaret MacDiarmidSucceeded byDon McRaePersonal detailsBorn1952Political partyBC LiberalOccupationpolitical scientist Contents 1 Politics 1 1 Campbell ministry 1 2 Campaign for Liberal leadership 1 3 Christy Clark ministry 2 Post politics 3 Personal life 4 Election results partial 5 References 6 External linksPolitics EditCampbell ministry Edit George Abbott was appointed Minister of Community Aboriginal and Women s Services on June 5 2001 As minister Abbott worked with UBCM to pass the Community Charter He was later awarded a lifetime membership in UBCM for his work on the file 3 Abbot became Minister of Sustainable Resource Management on January 26 2004 In this role he worked with industry environmental and First Nations groups to complete the Great Bear Rainforest agreement which included a move to ecosystem based management As a result of his work on this file Abbott was the only BC Liberal Candidate endorsed by the Conservation Voters of BC in the 2005 election 4 After the 2005 election Abbot was appointed Minister of Health He partnered with the BC Medical Association to introduce Electronic Health Records to BC 5 Abbott enshrined the five principles of the Canada Health Act plus a sixth the principle of sustainability in provincial law 6 Abbott also pushed for innovation in the health system and introduced the 100 million Health Innovation Fund which funded pilot projects to reduce wait times in emergency rooms and for elective surgeries 7 On June 10 2009 he became Minister of as Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation and government deputy house leader As minister Abbott worked with First Nations leaders to designate the Salish Sea 8 and Haida Gwaii and signed a final agreement with the Yale First Nation 9 He served in these roles until October 25 2010 Campaign for Liberal leadership Edit Main article 2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election On November 25 2010 George Abbott announced he was running for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party to succeed Gordon Campbell 10 During the campaign he stated he would as premier move the referendum on the controversial tax to no later than June 24 2011 rather than the September 24 date currently in place and increase the minimum wage 11 He called for a review or the 6 million payment made for expenses incurred by convicted Liberal aides Robert Virk and David Basi in association with the BC Rail trial however he refused to call for a full public inquiry in the alleged scandal involving allegations of bribes to Liberal party insiders 12 He placed third in the leadership election which was won by Christy Clark Christy Clark ministry Edit On March 14 2011 Abbott was appointed minister of education as a part of Clark s initial cabinet 13 On August 30 2012 Abbott announced he would not be running in the 2013 election 14 He remained education minister until September 5 2012 15 Post politics EditIn 2013 Abbott re enrolled at the University of Victoria where he began writing a thesis on the impact of the federal provincial division of powers on aboriginal policy 16 On November 22 2013 it was announced that Abbott would teach a course on BC s politicy economy at the UVic 17 In 2015 Premier Clark and her cabinet vetoed the appointment of Abbott to be Chief Treaty Commissioner of BC Treaty Commission due to her government aiming to reform the treaty process Abbott had been working on transition with the departing commission chief and his removal was criticized by First Nations 18 In 2015 Abbott revealed that he had let his party membership lapse and considered himself non partisan He stressed that it was not a decision made by any single thing but several factors that lead him to be unhappy with the party 19 Personal life EditAbbott received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy 20 in political science from the University of Victoria Abbott was the chair of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District He was also involved in amateur sports as a minor hockey coach George and Lesley Abbott live in Sicamous and have three children 21 Election results partial Editvte2005 British Columbia general election ShuswapParty Candidate Votes ExpendituresLiberal George Abbott 11 024 46 96 89 183New Democratic Calvin Ross White 8 281 35 27 60 432Conservative Beryl Ludwig 2 330 9 92 5 715Green Barbara Westerman 1 394 5 94 1 788Marijuana Chris Emery 356 1 52 100Bloc Paddy Roberts 50 0 21 897Patriot Andrew Nicholas Hokhold 42 0 18 100Total valid votes 23 477 100 00Total rejected ballots 93 0 40Turnout 23 570 64 34References Edit McCullough J J The Race For Premier George Abbott Archived 2015 04 02 at the Wayback Machine Metro Vancouver January 9 2011 URL last accessed 2012 10 29 McMartin W BC s Most Likely Next Premier George Abbott The Tyee February 11 2011 URL last accessed 2012 10 29 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 06 Retrieved 2010 12 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link CONSERVATION VOTERS ENDORSEES WIN 4 OF 5 RACES Conservation Voters of BC Archived from the original on 2008 09 23 Retrieved 2010 12 12 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2012 03 05 Retrieved 2010 12 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2012 03 05 Retrieved 2010 12 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2012 03 05 Retrieved 2010 12 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Government Press Release Government News Release Austin Ian 2010 11 25 Abbott steps into leadership ring with support from several MLAs The Province Archived from the original on 2010 11 29 Retrieved 2010 12 11 George Abbott vows to be collaborative leader who would win back Liberal supporters Archived from the original on 2010 11 29 Abbott and de Jong trade barbs over B C Rail as Liberal campaign heats up Archived from the original on 2011 01 08 B C Premier Christy Clark sworn in unveils cabinet CTV News March 14 2011 Archived from the original on September 3 2014 Retrieved February 27 2013 Steffenhagen Janet August 30 2012 George Abbott will leave B C politics but not education Vancouver Sun Retrieved July 16 2022 Hunter Justine September 5 2011 Clark shuffles cabinet to set the foundation ahead of 2013 election The Globe and Mail Archived from the original on September 8 2012 Bailey Ian October 17 2012 Veteran politician George Abbott hits the books The Globe and Mail Retrieved July 16 2022 Hawk Vanessa November 22 2013 MLA George Abbott to teach course on B C political economy this spring Retrieved July 16 2022 Kines Lindsay 2015 03 26 Premier George Abbott out because B C treaty process needs reform Victoria Times Colonist Retrieved 26 May 2016 Macleod Andrew 2015 06 30 George Abbott Quits Liberals He Sought to Lead The Tyee Retrieved 26 May 2016 https dspace library uvic ca bitstream handle 1828 10749 Abbott George PhD 2019 pdf sequence 1 amp isAllowed y bare URL PDF George Abbott s Biography georgeabbottmla bc ca Retrieved 2010 12 11 External links EditOfficial Biography Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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