Suzanne Anton

Suzanne Anton
Suzanne Anton
Attorney General of British Columbia
In office
June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byShirley Bond
Succeeded byAndrew Wilkinson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Fraserview
In office
May 13, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded byKash Heed
Succeeded byGeorge Chow
Personal details
Born (1952-05-31) May 31, 1952 (age 72)
Political partyBC Liberal (provincial)
Non-Partisan Association (municipal)
ProfessionLawyer, schoolteacher, politician

Suzanne Anton, KC (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian politician and the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election, Anton represented the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, following a career at the municipal level. She was appointed British Columbia's Attorney General and Minister of Justice on June 10, 2013.

Prior to her political involvement, Anton was a lawyer and former prosecutor with the Criminal Justice Branch of British Columbia. She was defeated in the 2017 provincial election by George Chow.

Anton sought official status to lead the "no" side opposing any electoral reform in BC with Bill Tieleman and Bob Plecas.[1][2]

  1. ^ "'It's a bad system': unlikely political allies fight proportional representation | CBC News".
  2. ^ "Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act".

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