Shirley Bond

Who is Shirley Bond?

Shirley Bond is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the British Columbia general election, 2001. She was re-elected for a fourth term as MLA for the Prince George-Valemount riding in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister responsible for Labour on June 10, 2013. Bond previously served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Minister of Education and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy and Deputy Premier, Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Health Services. She also served as vice-chair of the Treasury Board, chaired the Cabinet Committee on New Relationship Coordination, and sat as a member of the cabinet climate action committee.Before being elected to the legislative assembly, she served three terms on the Prince George school board.Shirley lives in Prince George with Bill, her husband of more than 30 years and they love spending time with their twin adult children and their families, especially grandsons Caleb and Cooper.

Prior to being elected, Bond was also attending the University of Northern British Columbia but did not yet attain her Bachelor's Degree. She has an arts and sciences diploma from the College of New Caledonia.