Leslie Peterson
Leslie Raymond Peterson, CM, OBC (6 October 1923 – 14 April 2015) was a lawyer, politician, and university chancellor in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Leslie Peterson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Vancouver Centre | |
| In office 1955–1967 | |
| MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain | |
| In office 1967–1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1923 Viking, Alberta |
| Died | 14 April 2015 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Social Credit Party of British Columbia |
He was born in Viking, Alberta, the son of Herman S. Peterson, a native of Norway.[2] Peterson was called to the British Columbia bar in 1949 and set up practice in Vancouver.[3] In 1950, he married Agnes Rose Hine.[2]
In 1955, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver Centre and served for 17 consecutive years.
He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education and Minister of Labour[2] and then was Attorney General of British Columbia from 1968 to 1972.
In 1978 he first became a member of the Board of Governors of University of British Columbia. He was elected the University's Chancellor in 1987.
He was appointed to the Order of British Columbia in 1990.[3]
He was also appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000.[4]
References
- "Leslie PETERSON". The Vancouver Sun.
- Normandin, P G (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1965.
- "1990 Recipient: Leslie Raymond Peterson – West Vancouver : Order of BC". gov.bc.ca.
- Canada Gazette, March 31, 2001 Archived September 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Bonner |
Attorney General of British Columbia 1968–1972 |
Succeeded by Alex MacDonald |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by W. Robert Wyman |
Chancellor of the University of British Columbia 1987–1993 |
Succeeded by Robert H. Lee |