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John Martin (British Columbia politician)

John Martin
MLA
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Chilliwack
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Preceded by John Les
Personal details
Born 1958/1959 (age 58–59)
Political party BC Liberal
Other political
affiliations
BC Conservative (former)
Spouse(s) Margaret
Residence Chilliwack
Profession criminologist and professor

John Martin (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and a professor of criminology, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Chilliwack as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Martin is an associate professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, teaching courses at the University of the Fraser Valley (formerly called UCFV until 2008), and a research associate at the UFV Centre for Criminal Justice Research. In addition to his work at the UFV-Chilliwack campus, Martin also taught criminal justice classes at Douglas College, Native Education Centre, Lethbridge College, Pacific Regional Training Centre (for RCMP members), and the Staff College of the Correctional Service of Canada, as well as a Canadian Studies class at Takushoku University in Japan.

Martin received a B.A. and then an M.A. from Simon Fraser University, both in criminology, and also received a diploma in Criminal Justice from UCFV.


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