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at dissolution on April 14, 2009

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MLA: David Chudnovsky

Vancouver-Kensington


Elected: 2005

NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

David Chudnovsky was elected as the MLA for Vancouver Kensington on May 17, 2005.

David has lived in Vancouver-Kensington for more than 26 years with his wife and two children. David has been an active volunteer in his community, coaching hockey teams at Trout Lake and softball teams at Little Mountain.

David holds an Honours B.A. in History and Political Science from York University and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Toronto. He served on the boards of Surrey-Delta Immigrant Services Society and the Charter for Public Education Network.

David has been a teacher for 28 years, including nursery school, elementary school, high school and university.

In 1999 David was elected president of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF). He was twice re-elected to represent the 45,000 public school teachers in B.C.