Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
Murray Coell was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development on June 16, 2005. He previously served as Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services. He was first elected in 1996 to represent the riding of Saanich North and the Islands and was re elected in 2001 and 2005.
Prior his election to the Legislative Assembly, Murray served on Saanich Municipal Council for 12 years, 6 of them as mayor. From 1989 to 1996, he also served as Chair for the Capital Regional District, the Saanich Police Board and the Capital Regional District Hospital Board, and as Deputy Chair for the Municipal Finance Authority. Murray has worked as both a social worker, specializing in alcohol and drug rehabilitation and services for those with mental disabilities, and a small business owner. He has served as a volunteer for 10 years on the board of Silver Threads Meals on Wheels and for five years on the board of the Queen Alexandra Hospital for Children.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare from the University of Victoria. Murray is committed to the people of Saanich North and the Islands and, if re elected, will continue to serve as their voice in the Legislature.
