37th Parliament Members
at dissolution on April 19, 2005

MLA: Hon. Stan Hagen  Comox Valley Minister of Children and Family Development Elected: 2001 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBERAL PARTY

Stan Hagen was appointed Minister of Children and Family Development on September 20, 2004. He previously served as Minister of Human Resources and Minister of Sustainable Resource Management.

He was first elected in 1986 to represent the riding of Comox and was elected in 2001 in the riding of Comox Valley.

Mr. Hagen previously served as Minister of Advanced Education, Job Training, Science and Technology, Minister of Regional and Economic Development, Minister of Education and as Minister of State for the Vancouver Island/Coast Region. He was a member of six cabinet committees and chaired the Canadian Council of Ministers of Education. Mr. Hagen was instrumental in the creation of Science World and also introduced the Scientists in the Classroom and Passport to Education programs.

Mr. Hagen moved to the Comox Valley in 1968, where he worked in the construction industry and later started an independent ready-mix company.

Before his re-election to the Legislative Assembly in 2001, he was general manager of a local paving company. He has an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Simon Fraser University. Mr. Hagen was West Coast regional chair of the Modified Industry Labour Adjustment Program, a salmon enhancement and job program. He was also a member of the Comox Strathcona Regional District Economic Development Commission, treasurer of the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce and founding president of the Comox Valley Community Foundation. He also served as a Comox Valley school trustee from 1972 to 1978.

Stan and Judy Hagen live in Courtenay and have five children.