Nathan Cullen
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| Nathan Cullen | |
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Member of Parliament
for Skeena—Bulkley Valley |
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| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Burton |
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| Born | July 13, 1972 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Diana Cullen |
| Residence | Smithers |
| Profession | Strategic Planning Consultant |
| Portfolio | Environment & National Parks |
Nathan Cullen (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley in the Canadian House of Commons.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is a professional workshop and meeting facilitator, with over 10 years of experience, for his own company, Maravilla Consultants. Before becoming involved in politics, Nathan worked in community and economic development throughout Latin America, North America and Africa. His efforts eventually focused on British Columbia, where he quickly became a leader in strategic planning and communication training for the non-profit, private and public sectors.
Nathan Cullen was elected to his first term as Member of Parliament for Skeena–Bulkley Valley at the age of 31, on June 28, 2004. His riding is one of the largest federal ridings in Canada. The riding covers over 300,000 square kilometres of northwestern British Columbia. He was soon named the New Democratic Party’s national critic for three key portfolios: Environment, National Parks and Youth.
In December 2004, he was voted "Favourite Up-and-Comer Rookie Politician" in a survey of MPs by The Hill Times. He was also awarded the US Ambassador's Award as one of only two Canadian recipients.
As Environment Critic for the NDP he helped renegotiate the Conservative Government's Clean Air Act (C-30) with an all-party committee. The new act was called the Clean Air and Climate Change Act. The Conservatives refused to reintroduce the bill to the House at second reading and it died on the order paper in the House.
On June 4, 2008, the House of Commons passed C-377, a private member bill introduced by Jack Layton. Nathan had fully supported the bill from the beginning and was responsible for presenting the bill to the Environment committee and working it through the Government's six weeks of fillibuster.
When Nathan is not in Ottawa or travelling in the riding, he lives with his wife Diana, a teacher in training, in Smithers.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| New Democratic Party | Nathan Cullen | 18,496 | 48.33% | |||
| Conservative | Mike Scott | 12,630 | 33.00% | |||
| Liberal | Gordon Stamp-Vincent | 4,845 | 12.66% | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,235 | 3.22% | |||
| Green | Phil Brienesse | 164 | 2.78% | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| New Democratic Party | Nathan Cullen | 13,706 | 37.14% | |||
| Conservative | Andy Burton | 12,434 | 33.69% | |||
| Liberal | Miles Richardson | 7,965 | 21.58% | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,408 | 3.81% | |||
| Green | Roger Colin Benham | 1,225 | 3.31% | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Frank Martin | 161 | 0.43% | |||
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| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Andy Burton |
Member of Parliament for Skeena—Bulkley Valley 2004–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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