37th Parliament Members
at dissolution on April 19, 2005

MLA: Hon. Michael de Jong  Abbotsford-Mount Lehman Minister of Forests Elected: 1994, 1996, 2001 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBERAL PARTY

Michael de Jong was appointed Minister of Forests on June 5, 2001.

He previously served as Deputy House Leader for the Official Opposition and as critic for a variety of portfolios.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a 1994 byelection to represent the electoral district of Matsqui. He was re-elected in 1996 and again in 2001 to the new riding of Abbotsford-Mount Lehman.

Before his election, Mr. de Jong practised as a lawyer in his Abbotsford firm. He holds a bachelor of Arts degree from Carlton University in Ottawa and a law degree from the University of Alberta.