Gordon Hogg
| The Honourable Gordon Hogg MLA | |
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| MLA for Surrey-White Rock | |
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Assumed office 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Wilf Hurd |
| Minister of Children and Family Development | |
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In office June 5, 2001 – January 26, 2004 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Christy Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1946 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Politician |
Gordon Hogg (born August 24, 1946) is a Canadian politician.[1] BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He has represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock since 1997.[2] He currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary for Not for Profit-Public Partnerships. Previously he has been Minister of State for Mining, Minister of State for ActNowBC and Minister of Children and Family Development.
Hogg was a counsellor, probation officer and regional director for corrections prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly. He received his bachelor of arts in sociology and psychology from the University of British Columbia and his master’s degree in psychology from Antioch College.
He served on White Rock city council for 20 years, for 10 of which he was mayor. He has been a board member of more than 15 committees and non-profit societies, including the Peace Arch Community Health Council and Peace Arch Hospital. He has also been a foster parent and Little League coach.
Hogg and his wife, LaVerne, live in White Rock and have one son. His father Al Hogg was a prominent physician in White Rock honoured with the naming of a residential care facility at Peace Arch Hospital.
References
- ↑ 'Broccoli minister' Hogg aims to drop 20 pounds:: [Final Edition] Inwood, Damian. The Province [Vancouver, B.C] 25 Aug 2006: A10.
- ↑ "Liberals win B.C. byelection easily". Waterloo Region Record. 16 September 1997. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2011.