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Bill Bennett

Hon. Bill Bennett
Personal data
Date of birthAugust 18, 1932(age 78)
Place of birthKelowna, British Columbia
Political partySocial Credit Party
SpouseAudrey Bennett
ReligionUnited Church
27th Premier of British Columbia
In officeDecember 22, 1975 - August 6, 1986
Succeeded byBill Vander Zalm
Preceded byDave Barrett

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William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC (born August 18, 1932, in Kelowna, British Columbia) was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975 - 1986. He is a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada.

Following his father's resignation, Bill Bennett was elected on September 7, 1973, as the British Columbia Social Credit League Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for South Okanagan.

To distinguish him from his famous father, also named William - though usually called "W.A.C." in the media or "Ceece" by his friends - he was usually called simply Bill Bennett. One media term coined to describe the younger Bennett was "Mini-Wac," derived from another of his father's nickname, one created by his enemies but ultimately embraced by some supporters - "Wacky".

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Quick shots: The Art of War, 2010 style - CNN International Tweet this news
CNN International---William Bennett-, a Republican strategist and radio talk show host, is a former education secretary and federal drug czar. In the closing days of this ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:27:25 GMT+00:00
Port Authority Changes Policy After Spill - WNCT Tweet this news
WNCT--It was a day -Bill Bennett- doesn't want to see happen again. “In the past there was little involvement from the state port authority other than providing ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:48:22 GMT+00:00
Will leadership or policy define NDP? - North Shore News Tweet this news
North Shore News--For all the attacks on Carole, how many right wing leaders can you name with charisma: -Bill Bennett-, no; WAC (-William Bennett-), no; Vander Zalm, ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:42:29 GMT+00:00
Energy Minister announces underground water research project - CJDC Tweet this news
CJDC--With the energy conference wrapping up Thursday in Fort St. John, Energy Minister -Bill Bennett- partnered with Lyn Anglin, the CEO of Geoscience BC to ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:04:12 GMT+00:00
Jacksonville's conservative-talk "Bob" migrates from 1530 to 600 AM - Radio-Info.com Tweet this news
Radio-Info.com--The immediate result: the former Radio Disney kids-radio outlet is now airing -Bill Bennett-, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Dr. Laura, Dennis Prager ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:42:56 GMT+00:00
LETTER: Democrats have dug a hole for state - Richmond-News Tweet this news
Richmond-News--“This nation possesses an amazing capacity for self-renewal,” is a quote from -William Bennett-. Can we recognize that we are at the point where citizens need ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:13:55 GMT+00:00
Bill Bennett's Drug Relapse - The Atlantic Tweet this news
The Atlantic--Does the formerly compulsive gambler -Bennett- recognize any distinction between pleasure and medicine and ... hedonism? And, of course, what -Bennett- doesn't ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:51:23 GMT+00:00
BC oil pipeline, tankers opposed by UBCM - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--Energy Minister -Bill Bennett- said he's aware of the concerns over tankers and the pipeline, so he's not surprised by the union's motion. ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:10:40 GMT+00:00
Montney reserve takes centre stage - Energeticcity.ca Tweet this news
Energeticcity.ca--Energy Minister -Bill Bennett- says BC's Shale Gas reserves are front and centre at an international summit in Montreal. In an interview with the Vancouver ... - Date : Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:45:48 GMT+00:00
Movie Review: Freakonomics - BlackNews.com (press release) Tweet this news
BlackNews.com (press release)--A more controversial conclusion arrived at by the authors and propagated by controversial pundits like conservative -Bill Bennett- was the notion that the US ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:52:25 GMT+00:00

Premiers of British Columbia

McCreight * De Cosmos * Walkem * Elliott * Walkem * Beaven * Smithe * A.E.B. Davie * Robson * T.E. Davie * Turner * Semlin * Martin * Dunsmuir * Prior * McBride * Bowser * Brewster * Oliver * MacLean * Tolmie * Pattullo * Hart * Johnson * W.A.C. Bennett * Barrett * B. Bennett * Vander Zalm * Johnston * Harcourt * Clark * Miller * Dosanjh * Campbell



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