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Bruce RalstonKC
Minister of Forests of British Columbia
In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Katrine Conroy (Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development)
Succeeded by	Ravi Parmar
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation of British Columbia
In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Josie Osborne
Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia
In office January 22, 2020 – November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Michelle Mungall
Succeeded by	position abolished
Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology of British Columbia
In office July 18, 2017 – January 22, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Shirley Bond (Jobs) Jas Johal (Technology)
Succeeded by	Michelle Mungall
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Whalley
In office May 17, 2005 – September 21, 2024
Preceded by	Elayne Brenzinger
Surrey City Councillor
In office 1988–1993
Personal details
Born	Victoria, British Columbia
Political party	New Democrat
Spouse	Miriam Sobrino
Children	3
Residence	Surrey, British Columbia
Alma mater	University of British Columbia University of Cambridge
Profession	Lawyer

Bruce Ralston KC is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Whalley from 2005 until 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he has served in the cabinets of Premiers John Horgan and David Eby.

Life and career

Ralston was born in Victoria and grew up in Vancouver. He has degrees in history and law from the University of British Columbia, and a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in England. He was called to the bar in 1982, and has lived in Surrey since 1990, where he ran his own law firm.

Ralston served on the Surrey City Council from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the board of directors of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union from 1995 to 2006. Between 1996 and 2001, he served as president of the BC NDP.

He ran in the 2001 provincial election as the NDP candidate in Surrey-Panorama Ridge, finishing a distant second behind Liberal candidate Gulzar Cheema. In the 2005 election he instead contested the riding of Surrey-Whalley, winning the seat with 55% of the vote. He kept his seat in the 2009 election, growing his vote share to 66.5%, and was re-elected in 2013, 2017 and 2020. He replaced John Horgan as NDP house leader in March 2014, allowing Horgan to contest the party leadership.

In July 2017, Ralston was named Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology in the NDP minority government. He swapped portfolios with Michelle Mungall in January 2020, becoming Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. His post was modified to Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps of British Columbia in November 2020, and he was appointed Queen's counsel in December of the same year. He was subsequently named Minister of Forests in the Eby ministry on December 7, 2022, while retaining the role of Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps.

Electoral results

References

1. ^ "MLA: Hon. Bruce Ralston, Q.C." Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
2. ^ Kupchuk, Rick (April 23, 2013). "B.C. VOTES: Surrey-Whalley candidates on the record". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
3. ^ "2020 Queen's counsel appointees". British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General. December 30, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
4. "Hon. Bruce Ralston". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
5. Diakiw, Kevin (January 14, 2011). "Ralston will not seek leadership". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
6. ^ "Statement of Votes - 37th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
7. Zytaruk, Tom (March 20, 2014). "Ralston named house leader for NDP". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
8. Zussman, Richard; McElroy, Justin (July 18, 2017). "B.C.'s new NDP government sworn into office". CBC News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
9. "B.C. premier fills Jinny Sims vacancy, swaps jobs in cabinet tweak". The Canadian Press, via CBC News. January 20, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
10. Lindsay, Bethany (November 26, 2020). "New faces join B.C.'s new cabinet, while stalwarts stay on in key roles". CBC News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
11. "New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate" (Press release). Office of the Premier of British Columbia. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
12. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
13. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
14. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
15. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
16. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Bruce Ralston at Wikimedia Commons

• Living people
• Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
• British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs
• Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia
• Surrey, British Columbia city councillors
• Peter A. Allard School of Law alumni
• Alumni of the University of Cambridge
• Canadian King's Counsel
• Lawyers in British Columbia
• 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia