1. Gordie Hogg previously represented Surrey-White Rock in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1997 to 2017 as part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, serving in several cabinet positions under Premier Gordon Campbell during that time, and was the mayor of White Rock, British Columbia, from 1984 to 1993.
Dr Gordie Hogg went on to deliver more than 1,100 children during his time in the community, with a wing of the Peace Arch Hospital named in his honour.
Gordie Hogg graduated from UBC with a bachelor of arts in sociology and psychology, and from Antioch College with a master's degree in psychology.
Gordie Hogg began coaching baseball in the community in his teens.
Gordie Hogg was asked to go before White Rock City Council to request support for the team to go to Edmonton for the championships.
Gordie Hogg had worked for the Salvation Army's House of Concord as a probation officer, and the British Columbia corrections service as a regional director.
Gordie Hogg had served on the board of organizations such as Peace Arch Hospital and the Peace Arch Community Health Council.
Gordie Hogg was elected in 1974 as alderman for the City of White Rock, serving in that role from 1975 to 1983.
Gordie Hogg was then elected the city's mayor in 1984, serving until 1993.
Gordie Hogg was elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly at the 1997 by-election, and held the seat for twenty years.
Gordie Hogg shared an apartment in Victoria with Geoff Plant and party leader Gordon Campbell during that time.
Gordie Hogg was forced to resign from that role in January 2004 during an investigation into the ministry's spending; an audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers concluded there was no evidence of fraud or misappropriation of the ministry's funds.
Gordie Hogg re-entered the cabinet in August 2006 to serve as Minister of State for ActNow BC, a provincial initiative to promote healthy living.
Gordie Hogg then served as Minister of State for Mining from June 2008 until being replaced by Randy Hawes in June 2009.
Gordie Hogg was named Parliamentary Secretary for Social Entrepreneurship.
Gordie Hogg was chosen as government caucus chair by fellow Liberal MLAs in July 2011, replacing the outgoing Ron Cantelon.
Gordie Hogg was named Parliamentary Secretary for Non-Profit Partnerships by Premier Christy Clark in September 2011, before being reassigned to the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport in September 2015.
Gordie Hogg announced in October 2016 that he would not seek re-election in 2017.
On March 21,2018, Gordie Hogg was elected as chair of the Federal Liberal Pacific Caucus.
Gordie Hogg sat on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Gordie Hogg lost the seat to Findlay in the 2019 federal election; he was defeated by Findlay again in 2021.
At the age of 70, while working as an MLA, Gordie Hogg completed an interdisciplinary doctorate that focused on public policy from Simon Fraser University.
Gordie Hogg was named an adjunct professor in criminology at SFU in 2017.
Gordie Hogg ran for mayor of Surrey in the 2022 municipal election as part of the Surrey First slate, finishing third behind winner Brenda Locke and incumbent Doug McCallum.