Tim Stevenson was appointed Minister of Employment and Investment on November 1, 2000.

He previously served as Deputy Speaker of the House and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors.

Rev. Stevenson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1996. He represents the riding of Vancouver-Burrard.

Born and raised in Vancouver, Rev. Stevenson holds a bachelor of arts from the University of British Columbia; a master of arts in spirituality from Holy Names College in Oakland, California; and a master of divinity from the Vancouver School of Theology. He was the first openly gay person ordained in Canada.

Rev. Stevenson spent several years in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside with the inner-city poor while sitting on the board of First United Church. He has also served in the Philippines and South Africa with the United Church, where he was involved with liberation organizations working to overcome injustice by oppressive regimes.

Partnered for 18 years, Rev. Stevenson lives in Vancouver with Gary Paterson, also an ordained minister at Ryerson United Church in Kerrisdale. Together, they have raised three daughters.