Michelle Mungall | |
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 Mungall speaking at Rally April 2016 | |
| Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness of British Columbia | |
| In office January 22, 2020 – November 26, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Bruce Ralston |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Kahlon |
| Minister of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia | |
| In office July 18, 2017 – January 22, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Rich Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Ralston |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nelson-Creston | |
| In office May 12, 2009 – October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Corky Evans |
| Succeeded by | Brittny Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46) St. Albert, Alberta[1] |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse |
Zak Matieschyn (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta Royal Roads University |
Michelle Mungall is a Canadian politician, who represented the Nelson-Creston electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2020. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) and was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2009 election and re-elected in the 2013 and 2017 elections. During the 41st Parliament (2017-2020) she served in the Executive Council as the Minister for Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and for several months in 2020 as the Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness. In the ministerial role she led the government through adopting the Zero- Emission Vehicles Act to require that by the year 2040 all new light-duty vehicle sales in BC must be zero-emission vehicles. She also led the government through amending several energy, mines and petroleum resource-related acts, including implementing recommendations from a comprehensive review of BC Hydro.
As a member of the official opposition in the 39th and 40th Parliaments she served in various critic and deputy roles at different times, such as on issues relating to social development, advanced education, skills training, and youth. She introduced two private member bills: Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act which would have required the government development a poverty reduction strategy, and amendments to the Private Career Training Institutions Act to bring supervision of English as a foreign or second language schools under that act.
Prior to her three terms in provincial politics, she served a term on Nelson City Council from 2002 to 2005. Mungall was the youngest person to serve on Nelson City Council.