Bob Zimmer
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Bob Zimmer MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Prince George—Peace River (2011-2015) |
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Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Hill |
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October 20, 1968 Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Val |
| Residence | Fort St. John, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Trinity Western University |
| Profession | Teacher (North Peace Secondary School) |
Bob Zimmer (born October 20, 1968) is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He was elected to represent the riding of Prince George—Peace River in the 2011 election and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Zimmer, a former carpenter, Fort St. John high school teacher, and a rugby enthusiast, first became actively involved with federal politics with the Reform Party of Canada.
Bob Zimmer was born in Dawson Creek and grew up in Fort St. John. After graduating from North Peace Secondary School in 1986, he worked as a welder's assistant in the oil industry. Through the Northern Lights College he became a journeyman carpenter and operated a small construction business between 1995 and 1998. In the 1990s he moved to the Fraser Valley to play in the British Columbia Rugby Union. Between 1999 and 2003 he attended Trinity Western University, where he coached varsity rugby and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Human Kinetics. He completed a 12-month teaching degree at the University of British Columbia and moved back to Fort St. John where he accepted a teaching job at the North Peace Secondary School.
Zimmer joined the Reform Party of Canada in 1988. He has cited Ralph Klein and Preston Manning as his political role models. While living in Abbotsford he campaigned for Randy White who was elected as a Reform Party member of parliament. Back in Fort St. John he joined the Conservative Party Prince George-Peace River Electoral District Association and worked as its president until 2009 when he became its secretary and CEO. After long-time Member of Parliament Jay Hill announced he would not seek re-election an election was held for the riding's Conservative Party nomination. In August 2010 Zimmer resigned from his duties in the Electoral District Association and announced he would stand in the nomination election. Five other people stood in the election, including fellow Fort St. John teacher Dan Davies and the former mayor of Prince George Colin Kinsley. With 1,350 votes cast in the March 2011 preferential vote, Zimmer won the nomination in the sixth round.
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