Gillian Trumper

Gillian Trumper
MLA for Alberni-Qualicum
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byGerard Janssen
Succeeded byScott Fraser
Personal details
Born(1936-04-28)April 28, 1936
Croydon, England
DiedOctober 11, 2019(2019-10-11) (aged 83)
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyBC Liberal
SpouseMichael Trumper
Childrenfour

Gillian Rosemary Trumper (April 28, 1936 – October 11, 2019) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Alberni-Qualicum in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 until her defeat in the 2005 provincial election. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party. She previously served as Mayor of the City of Port Alberni from 1983 to 2001. She was the Union of BC Municipalities president and its Fisheries Committee chair, West Coast Treaty Advisory Committee chair, and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Board chair. Prior to being elected to the legislature, she was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1986, 1991, and 1996 provincial elections. She died at the age of 83 from complications of renal failure in 2019.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Roxanne Egan-Elliott (12 October 2019). "Gillian Trumper obituary: Former Port Alberni mayor a tireless worker for others". Times Colonist. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Well-known Port Alberni politician, philanthropist Gillian Trumper has died – BC Local News". Bclocalnews.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Gillian Trumper Obituary - Port Alberni, BC". Dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.