Colin Gabelmann Explained

Colin Gabelmann
Birth Date:11 February 1944
Birth Place:London, England
Office:Attorney General of British Columbia
Term Start:November 5, 1991
Term End:August 16, 1995
Premier:Mike Harcourt
Predecessor:Russell Fraser
Successor:Ujjal Dosanjh
Constituency Am1:North Island
Assembly1:British Columbia Legislative
Term Start1:May 10, 1979
Term End1:May 28, 1996
Predecessor1:Riding Established
Successor1:Glenn Robertson
Constituency Am2:North Vancouver-Seymour
Assembly2:British Columbia Legislative
Term Start2:August 30, 1972
Term End2:December 11, 1975
Successor2:Jack Davis
Party:New Democratic

Colin Stuart Gabelmann (born February 11, 1944) is a former politician in British Columbia. He represented North Vancouver-Seymour from 1972 to 1975 and North Island from 1979 to 1996 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in London, England, the son of Honora Elsie Puddifoot and Fritz Gabelmann and was educated at the University of British Columbia. Gabelmann married Robin Geary. He lived in Campbell River, British Columbia. He served as both opposition and government whip during his time in the provincial assembly.[1] Gabelmann also served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney General[2] and as Minister of Government Services and Sport.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, P G . Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1985 . 1985.
  2. News: Strange system where select few are in the know . Smyth . Michael . April 1, 2008 . . 2012-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611210250/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=677b5d89-5081-4434-b990-873e2d46cfc1 . June 11, 2014 . dead.