Gordon F. Gibson Jr.

1975

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1937 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada..

OCCUPATION: Businessman. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, 1968-1972. Author.

POLITICAL PARTY: Liberal.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
1980.02.18 - North Vancouver-Burnaby, British Columbia - Defeated.
1979.05.22 - North Vancouver-Burnaby, British Columbia - Defeated.
1972.10.30 - Vancouver South, British Columbia - Defeated.

BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE (MLA):
1975.12.11 - North Vancouver-Capilano - Re-Elected.
1974.02.05 (By) - North Vancouver-Capilano - Elected.

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, September 1975. Elected Leader by acclamation without opposition.

Leader, British Columbia Liberal Party, 1975-1979. Elected Leader without opposition, 1975. The BC Liberals won one seat in the 1975 elections (a loss of 1 seat). Resigned as Leader in 1979 to run for House of Commons.

Candidate for Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, September 1993. First ballot: 2nd place (out of seven candidates) with 1,600 votes - 24%. Gordon Campbell was elected Leader on the first ballot with 63%.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of wealthy timber baron Gordon "Bull of the Woods" Gibson Sr., who served as a British Columbia MLA in the 1950s.