1. Kevin Falcon is a Canadian provincial politician who has been the leader of BC United since 2022 and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2022 to 2024.
21 Facts About Kevin Falcon
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Kevin Falcon was the member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Vancouver-Quilchena, from April 2022, when he won the seat in a by-election until the 2024 provincial election, for which he suspended his party's campaign and withdrew his candidacy for re-election.
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Kevin Falcon formerly served as the MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale as a member of the then BC Liberals from 2001 to 2013.
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Kevin Falcon served as both the 12th deputy premier of British Columbia, and the province's minister of Finance.
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Kevin Falcon was a member of the Young Socreds on campus while future Premier Christy Clark was at SFU.
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Kevin Falcon set up a communications consultancy, Access Group, in 1998.
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Kevin Falcon was a lead organizer of the "Total Recall" effort to recall a number of BC New Democratic Party MLAs in 1999.
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Kevin Falcon became the BC Liberal nominee for Surrey-Cloverdale in 1999, defeating incumbent Bonnie McKinnon.
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Kevin Falcon was elected in the 2001 British Columbia general election, and re-elected in the 2005, and 2009 elections.
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Kevin Falcon was appointed to the newly created position of Minister of State for Deregulation, where he cut "red tape".
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In 2004, Kevin Falcon was elevated to Minister of Transportation, following the resignation of the then minister, Judith Reid, in the wake of the BC Legislature raids linked to the sale of BC Rail.
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Kevin Falcon introduced the Gateway Program, a $3 billion regional transportation strategy for Metro Vancouver that launched the construction of the new Port Mann Bridge.
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In June 2009, Kevin Falcon was appointed as Minister of Health.
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On November 30,2010, Kevin Falcon launched his campaign for the 2011 BC Liberal Party leadership.
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Additionally, Kevin Falcon took on a number of volunteer roles with non-profit organizations including the Canuck Place Foundation, Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and the Streetohome Foundation.
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Kevin Falcon was named as an honorary director of the Surrey Board of Trade.
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Kevin Falcon endorsed Maxime Bernier in the 2017 Conservative Leadership Race.
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Kevin Falcon worked with friend and real estate developer Ryan Beedie to raise $130,000 for Bernier in a single night - a record for the campaign at the time.
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Kevin Falcon won the by-election, being elected MLA for the riding.
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Kevin Falcon unveiled the new BC United name and branding on April 12,2023.
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Kevin Falcon announced he would not be running in the election.