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Kevin Krueger

For the basketball coach, see Kevin Kruger.

Kevin Krueger (born 1955 or 1956) is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson from 1996 to 2009, and Kamloops-South Thompson from 2009 to 2013.[2] As part of the BC Liberal Party caucus, he served in several cabinet posts under Premier Gordon Campbell.

Kevin Krueger
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kamloops-South Thompson
In office
May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byTodd Stone
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kamloops-North Thompson
In office
May 28, 1996 – May 12, 2009
Preceded byFrederick H. Jackson
Succeeded byTerry Lake
Minister of Social Development of British Columbia
In office
October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byRich Coleman (Housing and Social Development)
Succeeded byHarry Bloy
Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts of British Columbia
In office
June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byBill Bennett
Succeeded byMargaret MacDiarmid (Tourism)
Minister of Community Development of British Columbia
In office
January 19, 2009 – June 10, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byBlair Lekstrom
Succeeded byBill Bennett (Community and Rural Development)
Minister of Small Business and Revenue
and Minister Responsible for Deregulation of British Columbia
In office
June 23, 2008 – January 19, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byRick Thorpe
Succeeded byIda Chong (Small Business)
Positions abolished (Revenue; Deregulation)
Minister of State for Mining of British Columbia
In office
February 7, 2007 – June 23, 2008
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byBill Bennett
Succeeded byGordie Hogg
Personal details
Born1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1]
Political partyBC Liberal
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Party of Canada (ca. 1993)
SpouseDebbie Krueger

Biography

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Before entering politics, Krueger worked for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) for twenty years, serving as road safety regional manager in his final role at the corporation.[3] He was a candidate for the federal Liberals in the 1993 federal election, coming in third in the riding of Kamloops.[4]

He ran for the BC Liberals in the 1996 provincial election, defeating the incumbent New Democratic candidate Frederick H. Jackson to become member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kamloops-North Thompson. While the Liberals were in opposition, Krueger served as labour critic and caucus whip.[3]

He was re-elected in that riding in the 2001 and 2005 elections,[5] and was named to the cabinet by Premier Gordon Campbell in February 2007 as Minister of State for Mining, following Bill Bennett's resignation from the post.[6] Krueger was re-assigned as Minister of Small Business and Revenue and Minister Responsible for Deregulation in June 2008,[6][7] before being named Minister of Community Development in January 2009.[6][8]

For the 2009 election, Krueger ran in the newly established riding of Kamloops-South Thompson, and was re-elected as MLA.[9] He was named Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts in June 2009, before being re-assigned as Minister of Social Development in October 2010.[3] He was not given a cabinet post when Christy Clark succeeded Campbell as premier in March 2011,[10] and announced in June 2012 that he would not seek re-election as MLA in the following year's provincial election.[11]

After finishing his term as MLA, he briefly returned to ICBC to work in management, before leaving in 2015 to launch a consulting business working with First Nations.[12][13] In the same year he was given an honorary doctorate by Thompson Rivers University.[14]

He and his wife Debbie have three children together.[15]

Electoral history

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B.C. General Election 2009: Kamloops-South Thompson
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Krueger 12,548 53.86% – $100,532
  NDP Tom Friedman 8,132 34.90% $45,531
Green Bev Markle 1,529 6.56% – $3,658
Conservative Maria Dobi 1,090 4.68% $5,548
Total Valid Votes 23,299 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 97 0.41%
Turnout 23,396 57.56%
B.C. General Election 2005: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Krueger 11,648 48.36% – $114,377
  NDP Mike Hanson 9,635 40.00% $70,259
Green Grant Fraser 1,689 7.01% – $2,268
Conservative Bob Altenhofen 795 3.30% $1,511
Marijuana Keenan Todd 321 1.33% $100
Total Valid Votes 24,088 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 150 0.62%
Turnout 24,238 67.71%
B.C. General Election 2001: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Krueger 12,676 58.04% – $46,310
  NDP Dwayne Hartle 4,181 19.14% $24,205
Green Denis J. Walsh 3,122 14.29% – $4,398
Marijuana Vern Falk 1,025 4.69% $3,765
Unity R.H. (Bob) Altenhofen 836 3.84% – $5,587
Total valid votes 21,840 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 172 0.79%
Turnout 22,012 72.65%
B.C. General Election 1996: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Krueger 7,313 43.43% – $54,922
  NDP Frederick H. Jackson 6,945 41.25% $24,546
Reform Alan Forseth 1,710 10.16% – $9,123
Social Credit Steve Quinn 468 2.78% – $6,908
Green Alan Child 401 2.38% – $295
Total valid votes 16,837 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 118 0.70%
Turnout 16,955 72.65%
1993 Canadian federal election: Kamloops
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Nelson Riis 15,182 36.62 -15.68
Reform Keith Raddatz 10,957 26.43 +25.27
Liberal Kevin Krueger 10,040 24.22 +11.06
Progressive Conservative Frank Coldicott 3,526 8.50 -23.90
National Kathrine Wunderlich 1,398 3.37 –
Libertarian Randall Edge 152 0.37 –
Natural Law Mark McCooey 122 0.29 –
Canada Party Marion Munday 43 0.10 –
Independent Thomas Brown 40 0.10 –
Total valid votes 41,460 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -20.48

References

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  1. ^ Krueger starts new career. The Times [Clearwater, B.C] 25 Jan 2015.
  2. ^ "B.C. bellwether Kamloops leans Liberal once again". The Vancouver Sun. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "MLA: Kevin Krueger". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Profile: Kamloops, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 1998-06-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kamloops again votes with winner". CBC News. May 18, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Campbell Cabinet: 37th Parliament 2001-2005, 38th Parliament 2005-2009, 39th Parliament 2009-2011" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Premier names new cabinet heading into election". CBC News. June 23, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Campbell reshuffles B.C. cabinet". CBC News. January 19, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Kamloops-South Thompson". CBC News. April 29, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Christy Clark Cabinet 2011-2017" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. January 24, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kamloops Liberal MLA won't run in 2013 B.C. election". The Canadian Press. CBC News. June 28, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  12. ^ Garvey, Samantha (January 20, 2015). "Kevin Krueger starts First Nations consultant business in Kamloops". CBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  13. ^ Fortems, Cam (January 28, 2015). "Former MLA Krueger quits ICBC, plans to go into First Nations consulting". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "2015 Honorary Degree Recipients, Thompson Rivers University". Thompson Rivers University. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops-North Thompson)". Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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