John Sylvester Weisgerber was a Canadian politician and businessman.
13 Facts About Jack Weisgerber
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Jack Weisgerber was a member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia.
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Jack Weisgerber was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1986 as a Social Credit Party of British Columbia candidate for Peace River South.
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Jack Weisgerber served in the Social Credit government in several posts including Minister of State for the Northeast and Nechako, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and as British Columbia's first Minister of Native Affairs.
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When Social Credit was soundly defeated in the 1991 election, Jack Weisgerber was one of only seven Socred candidates to win re-election.
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In 1994, after failed attempts to revive the party, Jack Weisgerber became one of four Social Credit members of the legislature to switch allegiances, joining the fledgling Reform Party of British Columbia.
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Jack Weisgerber ran for the BC Reform leadership and was elected party leader in late 1994.
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Jack Weisgerber resigned as BC Reform's leader in late 1996, and was replaced by Wilf Hanni in September 1997.
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Jack Weisgerber served out his third and final term in the BC legislature ending in 2001.
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Jack Weisgerber was the last surviving member of what proved to be the last Socred government.
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Shortly before the 2001 election, Jack Weisgerber endorsed the British Columbia Liberal Party and its leader, Gordon Campbell.
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Jack Weisgerber served in that position until July 19,2017, when the BC Liberals lost power.
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Jack Weisgerber was a Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission.