Pamela Goldsmith-Jones

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (born 1961) is the former mayor of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Goldsmith-Jones attended École Pauline Johnson Elementary School and West Vancouver Secondary School. She attended the University of British Columbia (BA, 1983; MA 1988) where she studied Political Science.[1] She was elected over incumbent Ron Wood on November 19, 2005, and re-elected in 2008.[2][3] She retired from municipal politics in December, 2011, declining to run for a third term.[4][5]

After taking a couple years off from politics to complete her executive MBA at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business and run her consulting firm, Goldsmith-Jones has announced her intention to challenge incumbent MP John Weston in the upcoming federal election.[6][7] Goldsmith-Jones has won the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country Liberal Party of Canada nomination.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Weder, Adele (1 June 2011). "Profile: West Vancouver Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones". Vancouver Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Smith, Charlie (15 November 2008). "Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones reelected in West Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ↑ North Shore News (16 November 2008). "Goldsmith-Jones wins West Vancouver mayoralty race". Canada.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Burke, David (25 June 2014). "Liberals pick Goldsmith-Jones". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Lloyd, Mike (15 November 2011). "Civic Election Spotlight: North Shore". News1130. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Beedie School of Business (11 April 2013). "SFU’s EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership captures BC Business Most Innovative award". Beedie Newsroom (Simon Fraser University). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Squamish Chief Staff (11 June 2014). "Liberal nomination set". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Barrett, Brandon (26 June 2014). "Goldsmith-Jones sets out case for Liberals". Pique Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Richter, Brent (27 June 2014). "North Shore Liberals choose candidates". North Shore News. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Deen, Meribeth (1 October 2014). "Federal Liberal candidate meets with Bowen-voters". Bowen Island Undercurrent. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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Preceded by
Ron Wood		 Mayor of West Vancouver
2005–present 		Incumbent