Kevin Krueger
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Kevin Krueger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-South Thompson | |
| In office May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Todd Stone |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-North Thompson | |
| In office May 28, 1996 – May 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick H. Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Terry Lake |
| Minister of Social Development of British Columbia | |
| In office October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Rich Coleman (Housing and Social Development) |
| Succeeded by | Harry Bloy |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts of British Columbia | |
| In office June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Bill Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Margaret MacDiarmid (Tourism) |
| Minister of Community Development of British Columbia | |
| In office January 19, 2009 – June 10, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Blair Lekstrom |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bennett (Community and Rural Development) |
| Minister of Small Business and Revenue and Minister Responsible for Deregulation of British Columbia | |
| In office June 23, 2008 – January 19, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Rick Thorpe |
| Succeeded by | Ida Chong (Small Business) Positions abolished (Revenue; Deregulation) |
| Minister of State for Mining of British Columbia | |
| In office February 7, 2007 – June 23, 2008 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Bill Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Gordie Hogg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Canada (ca. 1993) |
| Spouse | Debbie Krueger |
Kevin Krueger (born 1955 or 1956) is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson from 1996 to 2009, and Kamloops-South Thompson from 2009 to 2013.[2] As part of the BC Liberal Party caucus, he served in several cabinet posts under Premier Gordon Campbell.
Biography
[edit]Before entering politics, Krueger worked for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) for twenty years, serving as road safety regional manager in his final role at the corporation.[3] He was a candidate for the federal Liberals in the 1993 federal election, coming in third in the riding of Kamloops.[4]
He ran for the BC Liberals in the 1996 provincial election, defeating the incumbent New Democratic candidate Frederick H. Jackson to become member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kamloops-North Thompson. While the Liberals were in opposition, Krueger served as labour critic and caucus whip.[3]
He was re-elected in that riding in the 2001 and 2005 elections,[5] and was named to the cabinet by Premier Gordon Campbell in February 2007 as Minister of State for Mining, following Bill Bennett's resignation from the post.[6] Krueger was re-assigned as Minister of Small Business and Revenue and Minister Responsible for Deregulation in June 2008,[6][7] before being named Minister of Community Development in January 2009.[6][8]
For the 2009 election, Krueger ran in the newly established riding of Kamloops-South Thompson, and was re-elected as MLA.[9] He was named Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts in June 2009, before being re-assigned as Minister of Social Development in October 2010.[3] He was not given a cabinet post when Christy Clark succeeded Campbell as premier in March 2011,[10] and announced in June 2012 that he would not seek re-election as MLA in the following year's provincial election.[11]
After finishing his term as MLA, he briefly returned to ICBC to work in management, before leaving in 2015 to launch a consulting business working with First Nations.[12][13] In the same year he was given an honorary doctorate by Thompson Rivers University.[14]
He and his wife Debbie have three children together.[15]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 12,548 | 53.86% | – | $100,532 | |
| NDP | Tom Friedman | 8,132 | 34.90% | $45,531 | ||
| Green | Bev Markle | 1,529 | 6.56% | – | $3,658 | |
| Conservative | Maria Dobi | 1,090 | 4.68% | $5,548 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 23,299 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 97 | 0.41% | ||||
| Turnout | 23,396 | 57.56% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 11,648 | 48.36% | – | $114,377 | |
| NDP | Mike Hanson | 9,635 | 40.00% | $70,259 | ||
| Green | Grant Fraser | 1,689 | 7.01% | – | $2,268 | |
| Conservative | Bob Altenhofen | 795 | 3.30% | $1,511 | ||
| Marijuana | Keenan Todd | 321 | 1.33% | $100 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 24,088 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 150 | 0.62% | ||||
| Turnout | 24,238 | 67.71% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 12,676 | 58.04% | – | $46,310 | |
| NDP | Dwayne Hartle | 4,181 | 19.14% | $24,205 | ||
| Green | Denis J. Walsh | 3,122 | 14.29% | – | $4,398 | |
| Marijuana | Vern Falk | 1,025 | 4.69% | $3,765 | ||
| Unity | R.H. (Bob) Altenhofen | 836 | 3.84% | – | $5,587 | |
| Total valid votes | 21,840 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 172 | 0.79% | ||||
| Turnout | 22,012 | 72.65% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 7,313 | 43.43% | – | $54,922 | |
| NDP | Frederick H. Jackson | 6,945 | 41.25% | $24,546 | ||
| Reform | Alan Forseth | 1,710 | 10.16% | – | $9,123 | |
| Social Credit | Steve Quinn | 468 | 2.78% | – | $6,908 | |
| Green | Alan Child | 401 | 2.38% | – | $295 | |
| Total valid votes | 16,837 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.70% | ||||
| Turnout | 16,955 | 72.65% | ||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election: Kamloops | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nelson Riis | 15,182 | 36.62 | -15.68 | ||||
| Reform | Keith Raddatz | 10,957 | 26.43 | +25.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 10,040 | 24.22 | +11.06 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Coldicott | 3,526 | 8.50 | -23.90 | ||||
| National | Kathrine Wunderlich | 1,398 | 3.37 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Randall Edge | 152 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Mark McCooey | 122 | 0.29 | – | ||||
| Canada Party | Marion Munday | 43 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Independent | Thomas Brown | 40 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,460 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -20.48 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Krueger starts new career. The Times [Clearwater, B.C] 25 Jan 2015.
- ^ "B.C. bellwether Kamloops leans Liberal once again". The Vancouver Sun. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ a b c "MLA: Kevin Krueger". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Profile: Kamloops, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 1998-06-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Kamloops again votes with winner". CBC News. May 18, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Campbell Cabinet: 37th Parliament 2001-2005, 38th Parliament 2005-2009, 39th Parliament 2009-2011" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Premier names new cabinet heading into election". CBC News. June 23, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Campbell reshuffles B.C. cabinet". CBC News. January 19, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Kamloops-South Thompson". CBC News. April 29, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Christy Clark Cabinet 2011-2017" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. January 24, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Kamloops Liberal MLA won't run in 2013 B.C. election". The Canadian Press. CBC News. June 28, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Garvey, Samantha (January 20, 2015). "Kevin Krueger starts First Nations consultant business in Kamloops". CBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Fortems, Cam (January 28, 2015). "Former MLA Krueger quits ICBC, plans to go into First Nations consulting". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Honorary Degree Recipients, Thompson Rivers University". Thompson Rivers University. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops-North Thompson)". Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Retrieved November 2, 2023.