Elizabeth Cull was born on 21 February 1952 and is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia and small-business owner.
11 Facts About Elizabeth Cull
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Elizabeth Cull was an NDP MLA for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 1989 to 1996.
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Elizabeth Cull was re-elected on October 17,1991 in the subsequent provincial general election.
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In 1991, Elizabeth Cull was appointed Minister of Health in Premier Mike Harcourt's first cabinet, the first woman to be named to the position.
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Elizabeth Cull established regional health authorities in BC to bring the governance and delivery of health services "closer to home", legalized midwifery and initiated a home birth pilot project, and commissioned a report to study access to reproductive health care services across BC.
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Elizabeth Cull was defeated by Ida Chong in the 1996 general election.
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Elizabeth Cull later served as Chief of Staff to Premier Ujjal Dosanjh.
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Elizabeth Cull was hired as an adjunct professor at Royal Roads University where she taught leadership, as well as at the United Way of the Lower Mainland's Public Policy Institute and the Women's Campaign School.
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In 2002, Elizabeth Cull entered the world of entrepreneurship, opening a "Dig This" gardening store on Oak Bay Avenue in Victoria.
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Elizabeth Cull worked as a radio personality on the political panel of the CBCV-FM CBC Radio One program On the Island until September 2012.
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On September 13,2012, Elizabeth Cull announced her intention to seek the federal NDP nomination for Victoria, but lost to Victoria lawyer Murray Rankin.