Ed Conroy (politician)

Ed Conroy
MLA for Rossland-Trail
In office
1991–2001
Preceded by Christopher D'Arcy
Succeeded by riding dissolved
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries of British Columbia
In office
November 1, 2000  June 5, 2001
Premier Ujjal Dosanjh
Preceded by Corky Evans
Succeeded by John van Dongen
Minister Responsible for Rural Development of British Columbia
In office
November 1, 2000  June 5, 2001
Premier Ujjal Dosanjh
Preceded by Corky Evans
Personal details
Born (1946-10-21) October 21, 1946
Rossland, British Columbia
Political party New Democrat
Spouse(s) Katrine Conroy
Residence Pass Creek, British Columbia
Occupation rancher

Ed Conroy (born October 21, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who was MLA for Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001.[1][2] He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[2]

Conroy was born in Rossland, British Columbia and raised in Castlegar. He was educated in Castlegar and at the University of Victoria. Before entering politics, Conroy worked on a towboat. He also raised purebred cattle.[3] He was defeated by Sandy Santori when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 2001.[4]

His wife, Katrine Conroy is the current MLA for the redistributed district of Kootenay West.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 McMartin, Will (2005-04-19). "West Kootenay-Boundary and Nelson Creston Move into 'Solid' NDP column.". The Tyee. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  2. "Hon. Ed Conroy". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  3. 1 2 "Kootenay West". B.C. Votes. CBC. Retrieved 2012-03-07.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.