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The HonourableKelly GreeneMLA
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness for British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 18, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Bowinn Ma
Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture of British Columbia
In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Fin Donnelly
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment of British Columbia
In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	Sheila Malcolmson
Succeeded by	Aman Singh
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond-Steveston
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 2020
Preceded by	John Yap
Member of the Richmond, British Columbia City Council
In office October 21, 2018 – November 16, 2020
Personal details
Born	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	New Democratic
Other political affiliations	Richmond Citizen's Association (municipal)
Residence(s)	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	University of British Columbia

Kelly Greene is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Richmond-Steveston as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). She also serves as Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness for British Columbia. From 2018 to 2020 she served as a city councillor in Richmond.

Biography

Born in Richmond, Greene grew up in the community of Steveston and went to Hugh Boyd Secondary School. She attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a bachelor of arts in 2002, then worked for accounting and banking firms.

In 2016 she became involved in a local parent group against school closures in Richmond, leading her to consider entering politics. In the 2017 provincial election she ran for the NDP in Richmond-Steveston, placing second against incumbent Liberal candidate John Yap. She was then elected to the Richmond City Council in the 2018 municipal election.

Greene contested the riding of Richmond-Steveston as an NDP candidate again in the 2020 provincial election, this time winning the seat by taking 52% of the vote, ahead of Liberal candidate Matt Pitcairn. On November 16, 2020, she resigned her city council role to become a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). She was named Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment by Premier John Horgan on November 26, 2020, supporting Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman.

On December 7, 2022 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture by Premier David Eby, supporting Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen.

Electoral history

Provincial elections

Municipal elections

Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold

References

1. Rantanen, Maria. "Mail-in results solidify three Richmond candidates' wins". Richmond News. Richmond News (richmond-news.com). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
2. Rantanen, Maria. "Richmond MLA named minister of climate, emergencies". Richmond News. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
3. ^ "About Kelly". kellygreene.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
4. "MLA: Kelly Greene". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
5. ^ Scott, Hannah (November 25, 2020). "Meet your MLAs: Kelly Greene (Richmond-Steveston)". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
6. McElroy, Justin (April 11, 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Richmond-Steveston riding profile". CBC News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
7. Azpiri, Jon (May 9, 2017). "BC election 2017: Liberals, NDP battle in tight race, Greens win 3 seats". Global News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
8. "City of Richmond BC - City Council Members". www.richmond.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
9. Zussman, Richard; Little, Simon (November 7, 2020). "B.C. election 2020: Richmond-Steveston results". Global News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
10. Rantanen, Maria. "Richmond councillor plans to step aside next Monday". Richmond News. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
11. Clarke, Kirsten; Rantanen, Maria (November 26, 2020). "Richmond MLA named parliamentary secretary of the environment". Richmond News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
12. Leung, Valerie (December 8, 2022). "Two Richmond MLAs given parliamentary secretary roles in B.C. cabinet shuffle". Richmond News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
13. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
14. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
15. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
16. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

External links

• Media related to Kelly Greene at Wikimedia Commons

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