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Dave Barrett

Personal data
Date of birthOctober 02, 1930(age 79)
Place of birthVancouver, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democratic Party of British Columbia
SpouseShirley Hackman
ReligionJewish
26th Premier of British Columbia
In officeSeptember 15, 1972 - December 22, 1975
Succeeded byWilliam Richards Bennett
Preceded byWilliam Andrew Cecil Bennett

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David Barrett, OC (born October 2, 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 26th Premier of British Columbia for three years between 1972 and 1975, the only Jewish premier in the province's history.

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BC Day Pop Quiz - /A News Vancouver Island Tweet this news
/A News Vancouver Island--The British Columbia Day Act was first introduced in 1974 as bill-61 by the Honorable Ernie Hall, the provincial secretary under Premier -Dave Barrett-. ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:52:17 GMT+00:00
Happy Optional Civic Holiday! - CityCaucus.com - Canada's Urban Affairs Source Tweet this news
CityCaucus.com - Canada's Urban Affairs Source--Yes, if you had an extra couple of bottles of beer to drink over last night's BBQ, you can thank former Premier -Dave Barrett- and his government for ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:43:32 GMT+00:00
BC Day: meaningful or contrived? - Coast Reporter Tweet this news
Coast Reporter---...- and events branch, the British Columbia Day Act was first introduced as Bill 61 in 1974 by Ernie Hall, provincial secretary under Premier -Dave Barrett-. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:30 GMT+00:00
Poll: Schodorf gaining ground - Winfield Daily Courier Online Tweet this news
Winfield Daily Courier Online--Schodorf is shown to be coming up, Joan -Barrett-, KWCH general manager said today, and is gaining support from older voters and moderate Republicans.--- - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:35:02 GMT+00:00
Canada Day: Tax Day in British Columbia - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--"The poor people will pay a higher percentage and the rich will pay less: It's really very simple," former British Columbia Premier -Dave Barrett- told ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:10:07 GMT+00:00
PREPS: Oceanside moves football opener amid construction delays - North County Times Tweet this news
North County Times--Instead, the game will be played at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Oceanside athletic director -Dave Barrett- said. The two schools agreed to a two-year ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:29:03 GMT+00:00
Outdoors violations - Florida Times-Union Tweet this news
Florida Times-Union--Officers Chris Holleman, -Dave Barrett- and investigator Tim Sweat were working Operation Dry Water. During a vessel inspection, the operator showed signs of ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:14:54 GMT+00:00
Three-time drunk driver gets four-month jail sentence - TheChronicleHerald.ca Tweet this news
TheChronicleHerald.ca--Defence lawyer -Dave Barrett- told the court that Crain stopped drinking after he was convicted of impaired driving in 1987 but turned to the bottle after he ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:59:47 GMT+00:00
SunGard Enhances IntelliMatch Solution Suite - Media Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
Media Newswire (press release)---Dave Barrett-, chief operating officer at SunGard's Ambit corporate banking business unit, said, “Our customers are under pressure to continually demonstrate ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:35:09 GMT+00:00
Saturday Roundup - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--Howard Kurtz reports what I suggested here yesterday: -Dave- Weigel was the one who instigated discussions of his resignation (though the Post did ultimately ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:15:38 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Riding Created
Member of Parliament for
Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca

1988-1993
Succeeded by
Keith Martin
Preceded by
William R. Bennett
Leader of the Opposition
in the British Columbia Legislature

1975-1984
Succeeded by
Robert Skelly
Preceded by
Thomas Berger
Leader of the Opposition
in the British Columbia Legislature

1969-1972
Succeeded by
W.A.C. Bennett


Leaders of the British Columbia CCF/NDP

Connell * Winch * Webster * Strachan * Berger * Barrett * Skelly * Harcourt * Clark * Miller * Dosanjh * MacPhail * James

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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