Mike Bernier

Mike Bernier (born 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Peace River South as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. In December 2014, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment for the Minister of Environment. On July 30, 2015, he was chosen to be Minister of Education in British Columbia.[3]

Mike Bernier MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Peace River South
Incumbent
Assumed office May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Blair Lekstrom
Minister of Education of British Columbia
In office July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017
Preceded by	Peter Fassbender
Succeeded by	Rob Fleming
Mayor of Dawson Creek
In office December 1, 2008 – May 15, 2013
Preceded by	Calvin Kruk
Succeeded by	Dale Bumstead
Dawson Creek Municipal Councillor
In office December 5, 2005 – December 1, 2008
Personal details
Born	1968[1] North Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	BC Liberals
Residence	Dawson Creek

On October 17, 2016, Bernier fired the Vancouver School Board for failing to pass a balanced budget.[4]

On May 9, 2017, Bernier was re-elected in his riding of Peace River South with 75.63% of the vote, the highest a BC Liberal has ever been elected with in provincial history and the eleventh highest across all parties in BC history. [5] [6]

Bernier was reappointed Minister of Education on June 12, 2017. [7]

Before being elected provincially, he was served as a city councillor (2005-2008) and then the mayor (2008-2013) of Dawson Creek, BC. He previously worked for 20 years in the natural gas industry.[8]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mike Bernier	6,637	75.97	$26,175
	New Democratic	Stephanie Goudie	2,099	24.03	$8,179
Total valid votes			8,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131	1.48
Turnout			8,867	49.97
Source: Elections BC[9]

2013 British Columbia general election: Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mike Bernier	4,373	46.73	-16.35	$107,254
	Conservative	Kurt Zane Peats	2,546	27.21	-	$26,829
	New Democratic	Darwin Wren	1,988	21.24	-5.79	$36,616
	Independent	Tyrel Andrew Pohl	451	4.82	-	$2,668
Total valid votes			9,358	100.00
Total rejected ballots			37	0.39
Turnout			9,395	49.89
	Liberal hold		Swing		–21.78
Source: Elections BC[10]

References

1. Gousseau, Ken. "Newest councillor keeps busy". Peace River Block Daily News [Dawson Creek, B.C], 08 Sep 2006: A1.
2. "Early results: Interior of B.C.". Global News, May 14, 2013.
3. "Education Minister Wants Fresh Start" The Globe and Mail, July 30, 2015.
4. Shaw, Rob; Sherlock, Tracy. "B.C. education minister Bernier fires Vancouver school board". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
5. http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/37907/1871-1986_electoralhistoryofbc.pdf
6. http://elections.bc.ca/resources/voting-results/provincial-general-elections-results/
7. Premier, Office of the (2017-06-12). "Premier Christy Clark introduces new Executive Council". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
8. "Hon. Mike Bernier". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
9. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
10. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

British Columbia Provincial Government of Christy Clark
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Peter Fassbender	Minister of Education July 30, 2015–July 18, 2017	Rob Fleming