Joy MacPhail was first elected to the British Columbia Legislature in 1991 as the MLA for Vancouver-Hastings and served in the cabinets of three NDP premiers.
10 Facts About Joy MacPhail
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Joy MacPhail was characterized in the media as a centrist, promising a Tony Blair-style move to the Third Way and a focus on tax cuts and balanced budgets.
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Media noted that Joy MacPhail's campaign benefited from controversy surrounding her Green opponent, Ian Gregson, who had written an explicit article for Hustler Magazine in 1997.
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Exactly one month after the election, Joy MacPhail was appointed as the party's interim leader.
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Joy MacPhail was a harsh critic of the new BC Liberal premier Gordon Campbell.
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Joy MacPhail stepped down as leader in 2003 and was succeeded by Carole James.
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Joy MacPhail remained as parliamentary leader of the NDP until her retirement from politics after the 2005 election.
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Two months after her retirement from politics, Joy MacPhail married film and television producer James Shavick in California and became a partner in his production firm Shavick Entertainment.
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In July 2017, once the BC NDP formed the provincial government, Joy MacPhail replaced Barry Penner as chair of Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
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Joy MacPhail received membership in the Order of Canada on 29 December 2021 and was given the Order of British Columbia on 1 August 2022.