Einar Maynard Gunderson

Einar Maynard Gunderson (ca 1900 – January 11, 1980[1]) was a chartered accountant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1953 as a Social Credit member.

Gunderson served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta in 1936.[2] He was first elected to the assembly in a 1952 by-election held after Harry Denyer Francis resigned his seat to allow Gunderson to run for a seat in the assembly.[3] Gunderson served briefly in the provincial cabinet as Finance Minister. Although he was unsuccessful when he ran for reelection in the general election held in 1953 and a subsequent by-election later that year[4], Gunderson continued to serve as financial adviser to W.A.C. Bennett's government.[5] He also served as vice-president of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and as a director of the British Columbia Toll Bridge and Highways Authority, of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, of Black Ball Ferries Ltd. and of Deeks-McBride Ltd., a cement and gravel supply company.[6] Gunderson was a member of the board of governors for the University of British Columbia from 1957 to 1968.[7] In 1967, he was named provisional chairman of the Bank of British Columbia.[8] Gunderson also served on the board of directors for BC Hydro until the NDP came into power in 1972; he was removed from the board of directors of BC Rail at the same time.[9] He died in Vancouver at the age of 80.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4E75D75/view/Deaths/find-adv%2B%20callnumber=%28%221980-09-001185%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm=%28b13601%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B/1. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  2. ^ "ICAA Past Presidents". Chartered Accountants of Alberta. http://www.albertacas.ca/AboutICAA/PastPresidentList.aspx. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 
  3. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986". Elections BC. http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-27. 
  4. ^ "Social Credit in Defeat". Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon): p. 17. December 4, 1953. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xNVgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XW8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2767,636988. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 
  5. ^ O'Keefe, Betty; Macdonald, Ian (1999). The Sommers scandal: the felling of trees and tree lords. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 26. ISBN 1895811961. http://books.google.ca/books?id=Lciy0gXBw1QC&pg=PA26. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 
  6. ^ "Conflict Of Interest Rule Raised In Gunderson Case". April 19, 1956. p. 4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VD5lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0okNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1331,3438537. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 
  7. ^ "Board of Governors 1913-2008". University of British Columbia. http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/board.html. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 
  8. ^ "B.C. Bank Chiefs Chosen for Ability and Knowledge". Vancouver Sun: p. 7. May 9, 1967. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LlFmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qYoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4644,3028464. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 
  9. ^ "BC civil service said virtually same". Leader-Post (Regina). November 15, 1972. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kPJUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ujwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3655,3171569. Retrieved 2011-12-07. 

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