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Place of Birth: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
About Christy Clark
- Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 35th Premier of British Columbia, Canada from 2011 to 2017.
- Clark was sworn in as premier on March 14, 2011, after she won the leadership of the British Columbia Liberal Party in the 2011 leadership election on February 26, 2011.
- She was the second woman to serve as premier of British Columbia, after Rita Johnston in 1991; and the first female premier in Canada to lead her party to a plurality of seats in two consecutive general elections.
- While she lost her own seat in her first election, she led the BC Liberals to win an additional five seats for a larger majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- Subsequently, an elected member of the Liberal Party caucus stepped aside so there could be a by-election in a riding, to provide her with a seat in the House.
- During her second election as leader, she led her party to win 43 out of 87 ridings.
- Due to a historic confidence and supply agreement between the NDP and BC Green Party, her party narrowly lost the confidence of the House, forcing her government's resignation.
- Clark tried unsuccessfully to have the BC Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon reject the NDP-Green Party combined majority and willingness to govern and to call another election.
- Her decision to leave politics followed shortly after this.
- Following a period of repose, Clark was hired by Bennett Jones, a law firm with offices in Vancouver, in May 2018, with more appointments to follow at other institutions and firms. Clark served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1996 to 2005, serving as deputy premier from 2001 to 2005 during the first term of Gordon Campbell's government.
- She left politics in 2005, and became the host of an afternoon radio talk show.
- At the time of her leadership victory, Clark was not an MLA.
- She re-entered the legislature after winning a by-election on May 11, 2011, in Vancouver-Point Grey, the seat left vacant by Campbell.Her government was re-elected in the 2013 provincial election, but Clark was defeated by NDP candidate David Eby in her own riding of Vancouver-Point Grey.
- She was subsequently returned to the legislature in a by-election in Westside-Kelowna on July 10, 2013.In the 2017 provincial election she was re-elected in Westside-Kelowna.
- The Liberals were reduced to 43 seats—one short of a majority.
- After the election, the Liberals entered negotiations with the Green Party of British Columbia, which held the balance of power in the legislature.
- On May 29, 2017 the Green Party reached a supply agreement with the NDP.
- Clark subsequently recalled the Legislature, to present a Throne Speech. On June 29, 2017, her minority government was defeated 44–42, on a motion of non-confidence by the NDP-Green alliance.
- Subsequently, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon denied Clark's request for a snap election and instead asked NDP leader John Horgan to form a minority government.
- Horgan succeeded Clark as the 36th premier of British Columbia on July 18, 2017, and Clark became Leader of the Opposition.
- On July 28, Clark announced that she was resigning as Liberal leader effective August 4, 2017, and leaving politics.
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