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James A. "Jim" Nielsen


Jim Nielsen
1983
Jim Nielsen
1986 Leadership Campaign
Jim Nielsen
1986 Leadership Campaign
Jim Nielsen
1986 Leadership Campaign
(Tribute to retirng Premier Bill Bennett)

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1937.08.05 - British Columbia, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Radio Broadcast Journalist. Businessman.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Progressive Conservative: 1974.
BC Social Credit Party: 1975-1986.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
1974.07.08 - Burnaby-Seymour, British Columbia - Defeated.

BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE (MLA):
1986 - Did not seek re-election.
1983.05.05 - Richmond - Re-Elected.
1979.05.10 - Richmond - Re-Elected.
1975.12.11 - Richmond - Elected.

SENIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT:
Minister of Human Resources (1985-1987).
Minister of Health (1981-1987).
Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1979-1981).
Minister of Environment (1976-1979).

PEACHLAND (BC) CITY COUNCIL:
Served as Councillor: 2000-2003 and 2004-2009.
2002 & 2008 - Did not seek re-election.
November 2005 - Elected.
November 1999 - Elected.

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party, July 1986. First ballot: 5th place (out of 12 candidates) with 54 votes - 4.2%. Second ballot: 6th place with 30 votes (2.3%). Nielsen was eliminated as a candidate after finishing last place on the second ballot.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Chair, Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 1987-89.

WEBSITES: Peachland Councillor Jim Nielsen

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