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MLA: Hon. Rich Coleman

Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier
Fort Langley-Aldergrove
Elected 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
British Columbia Liberal Party

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Room 128, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC  V8V 1X4
Phone: (250) 953-0900
Fax: (250) 953-0927

Constituency:

130 - 7888 200th Street
Langley, BC   V2Y 3J4
rich.coleman.MLA@leg.bc.ca

Phone: (604) 882-3151
Fax: (604) 882-3154
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Rich Coleman was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for Fort Langley-Aldergrove on May 14, 2013.

Rich was appointed Deputy Premier and the Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing on June 10, 2013.

He is currently vice-chair of the Cabinet Working Group on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and the Priorities and Planning Committee. He is a member of the Treasury Board, the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy, and the Environment and Land Use Committee.

Rich’s previous cabinet positions include Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing, Deputy Premier, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister Responsible for Housing, Minister of Housing and Social Development and Minister of Forests and Range.

Rich’s dedication and passion for public service was shaped by his parents—a father who was a civil servant and a mother who was school teacher. They taught their children that community came first, and that serving others was the noblest thing a person could commit themselves to. That community-first attitude has guided Rich his entire life.

Before entering public life, Rich was governor of the BC Kinsmen, president of the Aldergrove Chamber of Commerce, Langley’s 1988 Volunteer of the Year, and a director on several volunteer boards. As a member of the Aldergrove Kinsmen Club in the 1980s, Rich oversaw the volunteer fundraising and construction efforts that built the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre, a vital community facility which houses a preschool, library, workout area, and meeting space. The Club was also involved in building a successful housing project in Aldergrove. Rich is a life member of the Kinsmen.

In recognition of his tireless and long-term work in the community, Rich has been awarded both Rotary’s top honour, the Paul Harris Fellowship, and the Kinsmen’s highest honour, the Hal Rogers Fellowship. Rich was the second person ever honoured with the Hal Rogers—the first being Kin founder Hal Rogers himself.

Rich and his wife Michele live in the Fraser Valley.

 

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