Ivan Messmer
Ivan Messmer | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Boundary-Similkameen | |
In office October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Jim Hewitt |
Succeeded by | Jim Beattie[1] |
Mayor of Penticton | |
In office 1980–1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ivan Charles Messmer July 23, 1931 Barrhead, Alberta, Canada |
Died | March 8, 2015 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 83)
Political party | Social Credit |
Residence(s) | Penticton, British Columbia |
Occupation | building contractor, mayor |
Ivan Charles Messmer (July 23, 1931 – March 8, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a member of the Social Credit Party.[2] He held several roles in the Executive Council of British Columbia during his term as an MLA, including Minister of Parks and Solicitor General of British Columbia.
He served alongside Jim Hewitt, and later Bill Barlee, in a multiple-member district. Following riding redistribution for the 1991 general election, Messmer ran in the new district of Okanagan-Penticton, but was defeated by Jim Beattie.
Prior to entering provincial politics, Messmer served six years as mayor of Penticton.[3] He died on March 8, 2015.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Okanagan-Penticton
- ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 1991. ISBN 9780921925408. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Politics1 Canada: Ivan Messmer, MLA". Archived from the original on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ Steve Kidd. "Former Penticton mayor Ivan Messmer dies". Penticton Western News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Ivan Messmer, former B.C. mayor and cabinet minister, dies at age 83". Prince George Citizen. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- 1931 births
- 2015 deaths
- British Columbia municipal councillors
- British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs
- Canadian construction businesspeople
- Mayors of Penticton
- Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
- People from Barrhead, Alberta
- 20th-century Canadian politicians
- Solicitors general of Canadian provinces
- British Columbia mayor stubs