Evelyn Gillespie | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Comox Valley | |
| In office May 28, 1996 – May 16, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Lord |
| Succeeded by | Stan Hagen |
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| Born | May 1, 1952 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | British Columbia New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Resort Operator |
Evelyn Marie Gillespie (born April 1, 1952) is a former Canadian politician. She served as MLA for the Comox Valley riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1] She served as Minister of Women's Equality from November 1, 2000 to June 5, 2001.
She graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1976 with a degree in recreation education.
Before her election as an MLA, she co-ordinated volunteer programs at a Calgary shelter for abused women and their children and also worked as a co-ordinator of volunteer programs at the Addiction Research Foundation in Toronto and with the Vancouver Health Department.
She also operated a small resort in the Comox Valley and now owns and operates the Laughing Oyster Bookshop in Courtenay, British Columbia.
- ^ Women Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Archived February 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine