Murray Coell

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Murray Coell is British Columbia's Minister of Advanced Education and Minister responsible for Research and Technology. He is the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, a suburb of Victoria.

Coell was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1996 and has been re-elected in 2001 and 2005. He has previously served as Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services.

Prior to be elected to provincial office, Coell was Mayor of Saanich, British Columbia. He has also served as Chair of the Capital Regional District.

Coell was a social worker and a small business owner. He has a Bachelor of Arts in social welfare from the University of Victoria.