Lisa Beare

Lisa Marie Beare (born 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.

The Honourable Lisa Beare MLA
Minister of Citizens' Services of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	Anne Kang
Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture
In office September 28, 2022 – December 7, 2022
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	Melanie Mark
Succeeded by	Lana Popham
In office July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020
Preceded by	Shirley Bond (Tourism) Sam Sullivan (Arts and Culture)
Succeeded by	Melanie Mark (Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport)
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Doug Bing
Personal details
Born	1975/1976 (age 46–47) Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Children	1
Education	University of Victoria

She previously served as a Maple Ridge school board trustee and as vice-president of CUPE 4078. On November 26, 2020 John Horgan announced she will be the Minister of Citizens' Services.^[1]

Early life and education

Beare was born and raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She attended Thomas Haney Secondary School and earned a diploma in local government management from the University of Victoria before starting her career as a flight attendant for Air Transat.^[2]

Career

In 2014, Beare was elected a Maple Ridge school board trustee with 6,433 votes.^[3] Two years later, she announced her decision to run for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in BC's next election.^[4]

In 2017, Beare was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.^[5] In the incoming Horgan ministry, she was named Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.^[6] The following year, she was diagnosed with a medical condition affecting her heart which required surgery.^[7] She was re-elected in the 2020 election, after which she was named the Minister of Citizens' Services. On September 28, 2022, after Tourism Minister Melanie Mark stepped down from cabinet due to medical reasons, Beare took over responsibility for the tourism portfolio in addition to her work in citizens' services.^[8]

Electoral record

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Lisa Beare	15,877	63.41	+18.61	$47,200.48
	Liberal	Cheryl Ashlie	9,163	36.59	−2.21	$42,453.66
Total valid votes			25,040	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[9]^[10]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Lisa Beare	12,045	44.80	+1.92	$60,276
	Liberal	Doug Bing	10,428	38.79	−6.70	$55,180
	Green	Alex Pope	3,329	12.38	+3.23	$6,534
	Conservative	Gary John O'Driscoll	676	2.51	+0.03
	Independent	Steve Ranta	408	1.52	–	$979
Total valid votes			26,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173	0.64
Turnout			27,059	64.50
Source: Elections BC^[11]

References

1. "Lisa Beare is the new Minister of Citizens' Services replacing Anne Kang #bcpoli". Twitter.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
2. "Who is Lisa Beare?". Maple Ridge News. July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
3. Corbett, Neil (November 18, 2014). "Election 2014: Trustee incumbents keep seats". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
4. Melnychuk, Phil (October 3, 2016). "School trustee wants to run for NDP in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows". BC Local News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
5. Hall, Mike (May 9, 2017). "NDP sweeps Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
6. McElroy, Justin (June 29, 2017). "B.C.'s new NDP government sworn into office". CBC News. from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
7. Ip, Stephanie (April 9, 2018). "B.C. Minister Lisa Beare expected to make full recovery following heart surgery". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
8. "B.C. Tourism Minister Melanie Mark resigns from cabinet to take medical leave". CBC News. September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
9. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
10. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
11. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Melanie Mark	Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport September 28, 2022 — present	Incumbent
Anne Kang	Minister of Citizens' Services November 26, 2020 — present	Incumbent
Shirley Bond Sam Sullivan	Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020	Incumbent