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38th Parliament Members
at dissolution on April 14, 2009

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MLA: Mike Farnworth

Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain


Elected: 1991, 1996, 2005

NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Mike Farnworth was first elected as the MLA for Port Coquitlam Burke Mountain in 1991, and re-elected in 1996. Mike was re-elected again as MLA for this constituency on May 17, 2005.

Mike is the Opposition House Leader, and serves as Opposition Critic for Public Safety and Solicitor General.

Mike also served the people of Port Coquitlam as a three term City Councillor. During his time as the MLA for Port Coquitlam he served in numerous Cabinet positions, including Minister of Health and Minister of Social Development and Economic Security.

From 2001 to 2004, Mike worked in Bulgaria, the Balkans and most recently Iraq on democratic governance programs to help build multiparty democracies in former one-party states.

Mike was raised in Port Coquitlam and has lived there for over 30 years.