James A. "Jim" Nielsen

1983	1986 Leadership Campaign	1986 Leadership Campaign
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