Bill Bennett

Bill Bennett
Bennett in 1985
27th Premier of British Columbia
In office
December 22, 1975 – August 6, 1986
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorWalter S. Owen
Henry P. Bell-Irving
Robert G. Rogers
Preceded byDave Barrett
Succeeded byBill Vander Zalm
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Okanagan South
South Okanagan (1973-1979)
In office
September 7, 1973 – October 22, 1986
Preceded byW. A. C. Bennett
Succeeded byClifford Jack Serwa
Larry Chalmers
Personal details
Born
William Richards Bennett

(1932-04-14)April 14, 1932
Kelowna, British Columbia
DiedDecember 3, 2015(2015-12-03) (aged 83)
Kelowna, British Columbia
Political partySocial Credit Party
SpouseAudrey Bennett
Children4

William Richards Bennett, PC OBC (April 14, 1932 – December 3, 2015) was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986. He was a son of Annie Elizabeth May (Richards) and former premier W. A. C. Bennett.

Following his father's resignation, Bill Bennett was elected on September 7, 1973, as the British Columbia Social Credit Party member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for South Okanagan.

His father was also named William but was usually called "W. A. C." in the media or "Cece" by his friends.[1] To distinguish the son from his father, he was usually called "Bill."

  1. ^ *W. A. C.: Bennett and the rise of British Columbia, David J. Mitchell (ISBN 0-88894-395-4)