Nathan Cullen

Nathan Cullen
Nathan Cullen in 2012
Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship of British Columbia
In office
December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byJosie Osborne
Succeeded byRandene Neill
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister Responsible for Immigration of British Columbia
In office
February 25, 2022 – December 7, 2022
PremierJohn Horgan
David Eby
Preceded byJosie Osborne
Succeeded byAnne Kang
Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations of British Columbia
In office
November 26, 2020 – February 25, 2022
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Stikine
In office
October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024
Preceded byDoug Donaldson
Succeeded bySharon Hartwell
Shadow Minister of Finance
In office
March 20, 2014 – November 19, 2015
LeaderThomas Mulcair
Preceded byPeggy Nash
Succeeded byLisa Raitt
Opposition House Leader
In office
April 20, 2012 – March 20, 2014
LeaderThomas Mulcair
Preceded byJoe Comartin
Succeeded byPeter Julian
Member of Parliament
for Skeena—Bulkley Valley
In office
June 28, 2004 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byAndy Burton
Succeeded byTaylor Bachrach
Personal details
Born (1972-07-13) July 13, 1972 (age 52)[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseDiana Dahr Cullen[2]
Children2
Residence(s)Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materTrent University (BA)
OccupationPrivate consultant
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Nathan Paul Cullen[3] (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Stikine, British Columbia, from 2020 to 2024. He has served in the Executive Council of British Columbia from 2020 to 2024, as Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship and Minister Responsible for Fisheries.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Cullen was the federal Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley from 2004 until 2019. He stood in the 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, where he came in third. During the 41st Parliament, Cullen was the House Leader for the Official Opposition and then Finance critic in Thomas Mulcair's Shadow Cabinet.

In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he was unseated by Sharon Hartwell from the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[4]

  1. ^ "Profile - Cullen, Nathan". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  2. ^ Smith, Joanna (2011-09-29). "Nathan Cullen expected to run for NDP leader". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. ^ "Search for Contributions".
  4. ^ "BREAKING: Conservatives upset NDP cabinet minister in Bulkley Valley-Stikine". Cowichan Valley Citizen. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.