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Leslie Peterson
MLA for Vancouver Centre
In office
1956–1966
MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain
In office
1966–1972
Personal details
Born(1923-10-06)6 October 1923
Viking, Alberta
Died14 April 2015(2015-04-14) (aged 91)
Political partySocial Credit Party of British Columbia

Leslie Raymond Peterson, CM, OBC (6 October 1923 – 14 April 2015) was a lawyer, politician, and university chancellor in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

He was born in Viking, Alberta, the son of Herman S. Peterson, a native of Norway.[2] Peterson was called to the British Columbia bar in 1949 and set up practice in Vancouver.[3] In 1950, he married Agnes Rose Hine.[2]

In 1956, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver Centre and served for just under 17 consecutive years.

He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education and Minister of Labour[2] and then was Attorney General of British Columbia from 1968 to 1972.

In 1978 he first became a member of the Board of Governors of University of British Columbia. He was elected the University's Chancellor in 1987.

He was appointed to the Order of British Columbia in 1990.[3]

He was also appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leslie PETERSON". The Vancouver Sun.
  • ^ a b c Normandin, P G (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1965.
  • ^ a b "1990 Recipient: Leslie Raymond Peterson – West Vancouver : Order of BC". gov.bc.ca.
  • ^ Canada Gazette, March 31, 2001 Archived September 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  • Political offices
    Preceded by

    Robert Bonner

    Attorney General of British Columbia
    1968–1972
    Succeeded by

    Alex MacDonald

    Academic offices
    Preceded by

    W. Robert Wyman

    Chancellor of the University of British Columbia
    1987–1993
    Succeeded by

    Robert H. Lee


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