Harvey Schroeder

Harvey Schroeder
26th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
March 30, 1978 – August 10, 1982
PremierBill Bennett
Lieutenant GovernorWalter Stewart Owen
Henry Pybus Bell-Irving
Preceded byEd Smith
Succeeded byKenneth Walter Davidson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Chilliwack
In office
August 30, 1972 – October 22, 1986
Preceded byWilliam Kenneth Kiernan
Succeeded byJohn Jansen
Personal details
Born (1933-06-16) June 16, 1933 (age 91)
Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyBritish Columbia Social Credit Party
Spouse
Ella-Mae McMann
​
(m. 1955)​
[1]
Childrenthree
Occupationaccountant

Harvey Wilfred Schroeder (born June 16, 1933) is a former businessman and political figure in British Columbia.[2] He represented Chilliwack in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1986 as a Social Credit member.[3]

He worked as an accountant for Canada Packers, later opening his own business in Chilliwack.[2]

In 1973, he ran for the leadership of the Social Credit party.[4] After serving as deputy speaker for the British Columbia assembly from 1976 to 1978, Schroeder was speaker for the British Columbia assembly from 1978 to 1982. Schroeder resigned as speaker in August 1982[5] and subsequently served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Agriculture.[6]

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 1984.
  2. ^ a b "CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 1978. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. ^ "Chilliwack-Sumas". British Columbia Votes 2005. CBC News. 2005. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  4. ^ Nichols, Marjorie (November 22, 1973). "Six Socreds in the corridor". Vancouver Sun. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  5. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  6. ^ "Farmers laud Schroeder appointment as 'positive'". Vancouver Sun. August 11, 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 2012-02-04.