| Bill Bennett MLA | |
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| MLA for East Kootenay | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Erda Walsh |
| Minister of State for Mining of British Columbia |
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| In office June 16, 2005 – February 7, 2007 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Pat Bell |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts of British Columbia | |
| In office June 23, 2008 – June 10, 2009 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Stan Hagen |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Minister of Community and Rural Development of British Columbia | |
| In office June 10, 2009 – June 11, 2010 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Succeeded by | Ben Stewart |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia |
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| In office June 11, 2010 – October 25, 2010 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Blair Lekstrom |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bennett |
| Minister of Energy of British Columbia | |
| In office October 25, 2010 – November 17, 2010 |
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| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Bill Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Steve Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 |
| Political party | Independent |
William "Bill" Bennett (born 1950) is a Canadian politician. Since 2001 he has represented the riding of East Kootenay in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
In 1976, Bennett earned an honours degree in English from the University of Guelph. In 1992, he received a law degree from Queen's University. He practiced law in Cranbrook, British Columbia for some time before becoming elected an MLA for East Kootenay in 2001.
On June 16, 2005, Bennett was appointed to the British Columbia cabinet as Minister of State for Mining. He resigned from this position on February 6, 2007 after it was revealed that he had sent a profanity-laden email to a constituent.[1][2]
On June 23, 2008, Bennett was re-appointed to the B.C. cabinet as Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
On February 5, 2009 Bill Bennett sent another e-mail to a local tourism operator, calling him "narrow minded and bigoted".[3]
On October 25, 2010, he was appointed to the post Minister of Energy.
On November 17, 2010, he was removed from Cabinet. Finance Minister Colin Hansen said it was because Bennett was "not acting like a team player".[4] Bennett later described B.C. premier Gordon Campbell "as an out-of-control bully".[5] On November 19, 2010, Bennett was removed from the Liberal party caucus.[5]
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