Joan Marie Sawicki was born on September 18,1945 and is a former Canadian politician.
13 Facts About Joan Sawicki
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Joan Sawicki served as a NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001, representing Burnaby-Willingdon.
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Joan Sawicki served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1994, and as Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks from 1999 to 2000.
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Joan Sawicki was elected to the Burnaby City Council in 1987 and served one term.
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Joan Sawicki chaired the environment and waste management committee and sat as a municipal representative on both the Greater Vancouver Regional District waste management committee and the Metropolitan Board of Health.
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Joan Sawicki was the NDP candidate in the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon in the 1986 provincial election but was defeated by Elwood Veitch, a minister in the Social Credit government.
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Joan Sawicki was elected in the same riding in 1991, and re-elected in 1996.
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Joan Sawicki was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in March 1992, serving for two years.
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Joan Sawicki was forced to resign as Speaker by Premier Mike Harcourt in 1994.
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Joan Sawicki then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Municipal Affairs from April 1994 to May 1996, and to the Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks from June 1996 to January 1998.
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Joan Sawicki resigned from her position over issues concerning a proposed land development project that was to take place on protected land under the Agricultural Land Reserve at Six Mile Ranch near Kamloops.
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Joan Sawicki retained her portfolio under Premier Dan Miller and when Ujjal Dosanjh became premier.
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Joan Sawicki announced in October 2000 that she would not seek re-election, and relinquished her portfolio on November 1,2000.