1. Michael C Farnworth was born on July 23,1959 and is a Canadian politician who has served as British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Transit since 2024.
11 Facts About Mike Farnworth
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Mike Farnworth attended Simon Fraser University, earning a bachelor's degree in geography.
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Mike Farnworth has had a relationship with his partner, Doug, for over twenty five years.
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Mike Farnworth was re-elected in 1996, and was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing by Premier Glen Clark in January 1997, before becoming Minister of Employment and Investment and Minister Responsible for Housing in 1998.
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Under Premier Ujjal Dosanjh, Mike Farnworth was named Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors in February 2000, before becoming Minister of Social Development and Economic Security in November that year.
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Mike Farnworth ran in the redistributed riding of Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain in 2001, but lost his seat amidst the party's province-wide wipeout.
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Mike Farnworth then ran in the 2011 NDP leadership election to replace outgoing leader Carole James; he lost to Adrian Dix after three rounds of voting.
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Mike Farnworth was returned to the legislature in the 2013 BC general election with more than half of the riding's popular vote, but the BC NDP lost the election despite favourable opinion polls leading up to the vote.
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Mike Farnworth retained the same cabinet posts in the NDP majority government following his re-election in 2020.
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On October 28,2021, Mike Farnworth was appointed Deputy Premier of British Columbia by Premier John Horgan, in the wake of an announcement that Horgan was to undergo throat surgery on October 29.
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When Horgan stepped down as premier and was succeeded by David Eby, Mike Farnworth retained his portfolios in Eby's cabinet.