Steve Thomson (politician)

Steve Thomson
38th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office June 22, 2017 – June 29, 2017
Premier	Christy Clark
Lieutenant Governor	Judith Guichon
Preceded by	Linda Reid
Succeeded by	Darryl Plecas
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission
In office May 12, 2009 – September 21, 2020
Preceded by	Sindi Hawkins
Succeeded by	Renee Merrifield
Personal details
Born	1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Steve Thomson (born 1951 or 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Kelowna-Mission.^[1][2] Thomson was re-elected in 2013 and 2017 and elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on June 22, 2017. He had previously served as Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations since 2011.^[3] Thomson resigned as Speaker on June 29, 2017, after less than a week in office, immediately following the defeat of the minority Liberal government of Christy Clark on a confidence vote.^[4]

Thomson joined the cabinet in 2009 as Minister of Agriculture and Lands and has also served as Minister of Natural Resource Operations, Minister of Energy, as chair to the Environment and Land Use Committee and as a member of the Treasury Board.

In Opposition, he served as the Official Opposition Critic for Citizens' Services and for Trade.

Prior to entering politics, he was executive director of the BC Agriculture Council, general manager of the BC Fruit Growers Association and the BC Milk Producers Association, as well as director of the Kelowna Museum, the Okanagan Innovation Fund, and the BC BioEnergy Network.