1. Carole Alison James was born on December 22,1957 and is a Canadian politician and former public administrator, who represented Victoria-Beacon Hill in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020.
16 Facts About Carole James
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In 2004, Carole James married her long-time partner, Albert Gerow, a First Nations artist and former Burns Lake municipal councillor and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.
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Carole James has been a foster parent for over twenty years.
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On July 13,2006, Carole James announced publicly that she had been diagnosed with localized uterine endometrial cancer.
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Carole James underwent surgery and radiation treatment and her prognosis is considered to be excellent.
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In March 2020, Carole James announced that she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and did not run in the 2020 British Columbia general election.
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Carole James served on the Greater Victoria School Board from 1990 to 2001, including seven terms as chair, and gained a province-wide profile in her unprecedented five terms as president of the BC School Trustees Association.
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Carole James served at the national level as vice-president of the Canadian School Boards Association.
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From 1999 to 2001, Carole James held the position of director of child care policy for the British Columbia government.
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In 2001, Carole James ran unsuccessfully for the NDP in the riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill only losing by 35 votes to BC Liberal candidate Jeff Bray.
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Carole James subsequently moved to Prince George, British Columbia, to serve as the director of child and family services for Carrier Sekani Family Services, and later as co-ordinator of the Northern Aboriginal Authority for Families.
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Carole James was elected leader of the provincial NDP on November 23,2003.
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Carole James continued in the position until Dawn Black was chosen to act as Interim Leader.
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Carole James served as opposition Critic for Children and Family Development under her successor, Adrian Dix.
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Carole James was promoted to the Finance portfolio under John Horgan, and was named deputy leader of the BC NDP and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
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Carole James resigned from both positions in 2020, shortly after leaving the provincial legislature.