Carole Taylor

Carole Taylor OC
Taylor being installed as Chancellor of Simon Fraser University in 2011
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Langara
In office May 17, 2005 – December 18, 2008
Preceded by	Val Anderson
Succeeded by	Moira Stilwell
Minister of Finance of British Columbia
In office June 16, 2005 – June 23, 2008
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Colin Hansen
Succeeded by	Colin Hansen
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-16) November 16, 1945 (age 71) Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	BC Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Art Phillips
Occupation	Journalist, politician, school chancellor

Carole Taylor, OC (born Carol Goss in 1945) is a Canadian school chancellor, journalist and former politician. She also served as the Chancellor of Simon Fraser University from June 2011 until June 2014. She previously served as British Columbia's Minister of Finance from 2005 until 2008 in the government of Liberal premier Gordon Campbell.

Taylor was Miss Toronto 1964, and co-hosted CFTO-TV's After Four, a show for teenagers. She later appeared on several other CFTO shows, including Toronto Today, Topic, and her own Carole Taylor Show. She and Percy Saltzman were the first co-hosts of Canada AM when the show premiered on CTV in 1972. She has also been the host of W-FIVE and Pacific Report. Her career in journalism lasted for over 20 years.

In Vancouver, she served as an independent member of Vancouver City Council from 1986 to 1990. She served as chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade from 2001 to 2002.

She was chair of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from July 16, 2001, until March 14, 2005, when she resigned in order to seek the nomination of the British Columbia Liberal Party in that province's 2005 election. On May 17, 2005, she was elected to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 election as the member representing Vancouver-Langara. On June 16, 2005, she was named Minister of Finance.