Gary Earl Coons (born August 13, 1951) was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the North Coast riding of British Columbia, Canada from 2005 to 2013.
Coons is a former math teacher, having worked in the Prince Rupert area for 25 years.
He was a teacher at Charles Hays Secondary School.
He was also more recently the president of the Prince Rupert District Teachers Union, a local of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation.