Politics 2001 to 2013

• Member of the British Columbia Legislature; elected 2001, re-elected 2005 and re-elected in 2009

Served as: 

• Minister of Social Development
• Minister of State for Multiculturalism
• Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole Chair, Finance Estimates Committee for 6 years
• British Columbia Government Liaison to the Korean Community
• British Columbia Government Liaison to the 2009 BC World Police and Fire Games (the most successful to date)
• Traveled to Australia to represent British Columbia
• British Columbia Representative, Canada Free Trade Negotiations
• British Columbia Special Liaison, International Investment
• Hosted International Investment Delegations to British Columbia

Served on the following committees:

• Treasury Board
• Cabinet Committee of Jobs and Skills Training
• Cabinet Committee of the Future of Agriculture in British Columbia
• Cabinet Committee for Natural Resources and Economy
• Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information Act
• Special Committee to Review the Protection of Privacy Act
• Special Committee to Appoint a Police Complaint Commissioner
• Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict of Interest Commissioner

Served on the following Select Standing Committees:

• Finance and Government Services
• Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills
• Legislative Initiatives      
• Crown Corporations
• Public Accounts
• British Columbia Agriculture Committee

Publications

• “The British Columbia Estimates Process:  Issues and Reform” Canadian Parliamentary Review, Vol. 31 No. 4, 2008
• “British Columbia’s unique Initiative Process: The HST case Study” Paper presented at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 48^th Canadian Regional Conference, 2010

Honors

• Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Khights Hospitaller
• Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, for service and community involvement
• Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, for service and community involvement
• Lord Baden Powell Commemorative Centennial Medal, for lifetime commitment to Scouting
• Scouts Canada
• • Medal for Good Service
  • Medal of Merit
  • Bar to the Medal of Merit
•  Professional Firefighters Association of British Columbia
• • “Honoured for service to all firefighters”
  • Cancer presumption legislation
  • Heart presumption legislation
  • Right to Know legislation
• Responsible for “Fallen Firefighters Monument” on the grounds of the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia
• Honoured by the British Columbia Korean Community and the Consul General of the Republic of Korea
• Responsible for “Ambassador of Peace Monument” situated at Central Park in Burnaby, British Columbia