Graham Bruce
Graham Preston Bruce is a former Canadian politician. After serving as Mayor of North Cowichan, Bruce was elected as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 in the electoral district of Cowichan-Malahat. He was later re-elected as a BC Liberal, representing the district of Cowichan-Ladysmith from 2001 to 2005.
Graham Bruce | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cowichan-Ladysmith | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Pullinger |
| Succeeded by | Doug Routley |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cowichan-Malahat | |
| In office October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Jan Pullinger |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture of British Columbia | |
| In office April 15, 1991 – November 5, 1991 | |
| Premier | Rita Johnston |
| Preceded by | Lyall Franklin Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Robin Blencoe |
| Minister of Skills Development and Labour of British Columbia | |
| In office June 5, 2001 – June 16, 2005 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Joan Smallwood |
| Succeeded by | Michael de Jong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1952 Duncan, British Columbia |
| Political party | Social Credit → BC Liberal |
On October 3, 1989, Bruce and three colleagues — Duane Delton Crandall, David Mercier, and Doug Mowat — quit the governing Social Credit caucus to sit as "Independent Social Credit" members. In a joint statement, the four stressed that they "in no way desire[d] the fall of our government", but wished to spur an "open and realistic assessment" of Bill Vander Zalm's continued leadership. Bruce was said to have grown discontent after the shocking by-election defeat in Cariboo, a longtime stronghold for the party, two weeks prior. Bruce returned the Socred caucus on February 14, 1990, alongside Mercier and Mowat (Crandall had already rejoined caucus in January).
In 2009, Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser ruled that Bruce received no direct benefit of his former cabinet post, despite acting as a paid consultant to the Cowichan Journey of a Generation Society and Cowichan Tribes within two years of losing in the 2005 election. Bruce was, however, found in contravention of the Federal Lobbyists' Code of Conduct for not registering.