David J. Mitchell
| David J. Mitchell | |
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| MLA for West Vancouver-Garibaldi | |
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In office 1991–1996 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Ted Nebbeling |
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March 15, 1954 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal / Independent |
David Joseph Mitchell (born March 15, 1954) is a Canadian writer, former politician, university and college administrator, businessman and political commentator. He is a former President & CEO of the Public Policy Forum, an Ottawa-based NGO, which he abruptly left on August 20, 2015. His current position is Vice President, College Advancement and Chief External Relations Officer at Bow Valley College in Calgary, Alberta.
Mitchell holds a Master's degree in Canadian and American history from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. He served as Editor and Archivist at the British Columbia Provincial Archives. He is a self-confessed 'political junkie', who is a frequent commentator on Canadian politics and public life on radio and television. He has won awards for his writing, and is a former newspaper columnist (Vancouver Sun 1996–98; Business in Vancouver 1995–98).
He has authored a number of books about politics and history in BC:
He is the father of two daughters, and is married to author and women's advocate, Shari Graydon.
Mitchell has also worked as an executive in the forestry industry and in resource industries in western Canada (1984–1990).
He gained experience in parliamentary procedure and legislative processes as Deputy Clerk of the Saskatchewan Legislature (1981–84). He was elected in 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, for the Liberal Party, in the riding of West Vancouver-Garibaldi. He was the party's House Leader, but resigned his position as a result of a rift over the Charlottetown constitutional accord. He sat the remainder of his term, until 1996, as an "Independent". During his term, he was a on a broad range of issues including resource management, labour relations, advanced education, and parliamentary reform.
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