Ron Cannan
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The Honourable Ronald D. Cannan PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kelowna—Lake Country |
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In office January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Werner Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Fuhr |
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May 8, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Cannan |
| Residence | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Profession | advertising consultant, business manager |
| Religion | Mennonite Brethren |
Honourable Ronald D. E. "Ron" Cannan, PC[1] (born May 8, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) Ron is currently actively self-employed as a business consultant and mentor with more than 30 years of experience in helping small businesses, marketing and tourism in the wine industry, government operations and public policy development at various levels of government.
On April 1, 2016 Ron was appointed as Board Director of The Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSABC). The LTSA is a publicly accountable, statutory corporation with a unique governance structure responsible for administering the land title and survey systems in BC.
Ron was a Canadian Member of Parliament and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. With a diverse business & community background, Cannan was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election and represented the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country. Previously, he sat on Kelowna City Council from 1996 to 2005.
Ron was elected as Member of Parliament of Kelowna in 2006, 2008 and 2011. He is only one of three MPs not in cabinet to serve on the Treasury Board Sub-Committee on Government Administration, and as such he became entitled to the title "Honourable" as a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada for life.
Ron served a total of nine years on Kelowna City Council. During this time, he also served as a director for the Central Okanagan Regional District and the Central Okanagan Regional Hospital District. He also served on the Okanagan Mainline Municipal Association executive for five years (including two years as president), and served two years as director on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive.
Prior to entering politics, Ron Cannan was a self-employed retail business person in Alberta and British Columbia. He also had a successful career in sales and marketing roles with newspapers and television companies, for enterprises such as Costco Wholesale and Coca-Cola, and as a business manager of several Okanagan automobile dealerships.
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