Iain Black | |
Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Assembly: | British Columbia Legislative |
Constituency Am: | Port Moody-Westwood |
Term Start: | May 17, 2005 |
Term End: | October 3, 2011 |
Predecessor: | Christy Clark |
Successor: | Joe Trasolini |
Office3: | Minister of Labour and Citizens Services of British Columbia |
Premier3: | Gordon Campbell |
Term Start3: | June 23, 2008 |
Term End3: | June 10, 2009 |
Predecessor3: | Olga Ilich |
Successor3: | Murray Coell |
Office4: | Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development of British Columbia |
Premier4: | Gordon Campbell |
Term Start4: | June 10, 2009 |
Term End4: | October 25, 2010 |
Predecessor4: | Ida Chong |
Office5: | Minister of Labour of British Columbia |
Premier5: | Gordon Campbell |
Term Start5: | October 25, 2010 |
Term End5: | March 23, 2011 |
Predecessor5: | Murray Coell |
Party: | Conservative (federal) BC United (provincial) |
Iain James Stewart Black (born 1967) is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party.[1] He was re-elected in the 2009 BC general election in the Port Moody-Coquitlam riding.
Black was the Minister of Labour between October 25, 2010 and March 23, 2011. He was previously appointed Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services on June 23, 2008 and Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development on June 10, 2009.
Black resigned as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, effective October 3, 2011, to accept a job as the president and CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade.[2]
Black joined Maximizer Software Inc as President and CEO in 2019.
Black is also currently running for the Conservative nomination in Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam.[3]