1. Sue Hammell was born on June 18,1945 and is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Green Timbers in the province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001, and from 2005 to 2017.
10 Facts About Sue Hammell
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Sue Hammell attended the University of British Columbia, from which she received a bachelor of arts degree in education.
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Sue Hammell worked as a teacher in Verdun, Quebec and Courtenay, British Columbia before moving to Surrey, settling in the Green Timbers area in 1990 with her husband.
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Sue Hammell participated in the founding of the Minerva Foundation for BC Women in 1999.
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Sue Hammell was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Surrey-Green Timbers in the 1991 election, and was named to the cabinet by Premier Mike Harcourt in October 1995, serving as Minister of Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services.
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Sue Hammell was re-elected in the May 1996 provincial election, and retained her role in the cabinet.
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Sue Hammell re-entered the cabinet in February 2000 under new Premier Ujjal Dosanjh, serving as Minister of Multiculturalism and Immigration, and Minister Responsible for the Public Service.
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Sue Hammell then returned to the Assembly by winning back the Surrey-Green Timbers seat from Locke in the 2005 election.
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Sue Hammell served as the NDP's deputy house leader and critic for women's issues, child care and early learning in the 39th Parliament, and as critic for mental health and addictions in the 40th Parliament.
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Sue Hammell announced in January 2017 that she would not run in that May's election, citing the need to care for her ailing husband; she served out the remainder of her term.