Dan Coulter | |
|---|---|
 Coulter in 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit of British Columbia | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Bowinn Ma |
| Succeeded by | Bowinn Ma (Infrastructure) Mike Farnworth (Transportation and Transit) |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility of British Columbia | |
| In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Susie Chant |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Martin |
| Succeeded by | Heather Maahs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1975 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | December 12, 2024 (aged 49) Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
Daniel Alexander Coulter (February 23, 1975 – December 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. He represented the electoral district of Chilliwack as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1] He defeated the two-term incumbent John Martin; prior to the 2020 election, Chilliwack was considered a stronghold for the then-BC Liberal Party.[2]
In addition to serving as MLA for Chilliwack, Coulter was Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit, working within the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in the Eby ministry.
Coulter was previously Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility[3] under the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction in the Horgan ministry, where his mandate included consulting with advocates, communities and businesses to ensure that the new Accessible British Columbia Act would be effective and well understood and working with the Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing to work on BC Building Code changes to make new buildings more accessible.[4]
In the 2024 British Columbia general election, Coulter was defeated in his bid for re-election by Conservative candidate Heather Maahs.[5] He was appointed the interim Provincial Director of the British Columbia New Democratic Party after the resignation of Heather Stoutenburg.[6] He died weeks later at the age of 49.[7]
- ^ Azpiri, Jon (October 25, 2020). "B.C. election 2020: NDP candidate Dan Coulter projected to win in Chilliwack". Global News. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ Welsh, Eric (October 24, 2020). "BC Liberal candidate John Martin trailing NDP's Dan Coulter in Chilliwack riding". Chilliwack Progress. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Executive Council & Parliamentary Secretaries of B.C. - Province of British Columbia".
- ^ "SDPR Coulter Mandate" (PDF). gov.bc.ca. November 26, 2020.
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Chilliwack North". Global News. Corus Entertainment. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Richard Zussman [@richardzussman] (November 10, 2024). "Heather Stoutenburg is moving on from the job as Provincial Director of the B.C. NDP. Former MLA and cabinet minister Dan Coulter will be filling the job on an interim basis. #bcpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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