Members

MLA: Hon. Patrick Bell  Prince George-Mackenzie Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Elected: 2001, 2005, 2009 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBERAL PARTY

E-mail: pat.bell.mla@leg.bc.ca Web site: www.patbellmla.bc.ca
Office: Room 138 Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4		Prince George Constituency Office: 103 – 770 Central Street Prince George, BC V2M 3B7
Phone:	250 356-2771	Phone:	250 612-4194
Fax:	250 356-3000	Fax:	250 612-4191
		Mackenzie Constituency Office: 131C-403 Mackenzie Boulevard Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0 PO Box 2125
		Phone:	250 997-5281
		Fax:	250 997-5631

Pat Bell was appointed Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation on March 14, 2011. He was re-elected for a third term as MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie in 2009.

Pat has previously served as Minister of Forests, Mines and Lands, Minister of Forests and Range, Minister of Agriculture and Lands and as Minister of State for Mining.

He has served on the Government Caucus Committee on Natural Resources and B.C. Task Force on Mining, and as chair of the Small Scale Salvage Review Committee. Pat has also served on the Legislative Select Standing Committees on Education and Crown Corporations.

Prior to becoming an MLA, Pat owned a trucking company and co-owned a logging company. He owns two Wendy's Restaurants in Prince George.

Committed to youth sport, Pat chaired the junior golf program at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club from 1993 to 1997. He also coached high school volleyball and supported the Prince George Barracuda Swim Club. Bell served for several years on the Tourism Prince George Board of Directors.

Born in Vancouver and educated at the University of British Columbia, Pat has lived in Prince George since 1988. He and his wife Brenda have three children.