39th Parliament Members
at dissolution on April 16, 2013

MLA: John Yap Richmond-Steveston Elected: 2005, 2009 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBERAL PARTY

John Yap served as Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism from September 5, 2012 to March 2013.

John was first elected in the riding of Richmond-Steveston in 2005 and was re-elected on May 12, 2009.

He previously served as the Minister of State for Climate Action and as the chair of the Government Caucus. He was also a member of the Treasury Board, the Legislative Review Cabinet Committee, as well as the Select Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Crown Corporations and Finance and Government Services. He has also served as a member of the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture.

John attended the University of British Columbia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and obtained his Masters of Business Administration.