| Jim Doyle | |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1943 |
| Birth Place: | County Down, Ireland |
| Residence: | Golden, British Columbia |
| Office1: | Mayor of Golden |
| Term Start1: | December 2002 |
| Term End1: | December 2008 |
| Predecessor1: | Walter Red Scott |
| Successor1: | Aman Virk |
| Term Start2: | December 1981 |
| Term End2: | December 1990 |
| Constituency Am3: | Columbia River-Revelstoke |
| Assembly3: | British Columbia Legislative |
| Term Start3: | October 17, 1991 |
| Term End3: | May 16, 2001 |
| Predecessor3: | Riding Established |
| Successor3: | Wendy McMahon |
| Office4: | Golden Municipal Councillor |
| Term Start4: | December 1976 |
| Term End4: | December 1981 |
| Party: | British Columbia New Democratic Party (1972-Present) |
| Spouse: | Judy Reay Doyle |
| Occupation: | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Jim Doyle (born October 28, 1943) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.[1] Doyle held public office for 30 years; five years as a councillor; fifteen as Golden’s Mayor, and ten years as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister. Doyle is the longest serving Mayor in Golden's history.
Doyle was born in County Down, Ireland. His passion for politics was sparked while working in Brisbane, Australia before emigrating to Canada in 1967.
Doyle was elected as a municipal councillor in Golden in 1976 and subsequently re-elected in 1978 and 1980. He went on to serve as mayor from 1981 to 1990.
Following a 24-year career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Doyle was elected to the legislative assembly for the New Democratic Party in 1991 for the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke. He was subsequently re-elected in 1996 and, during his second term as an MLA, held various offices within the provincial government, first as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. With the exception of a short period between February and November 2000 when Doyle was Minister of Forests he served as Minister of Municipal Affairs from July 1999 until nearly the full caucus defeat of the party less two members in the election of May 2001.
The 2001 legislative election saw all but two of incumbent NDP's candidates, including Doyle, defeated. In 2002 he successfully campaigned for re-election Mayor of Golden and was handily re-elected. Doyle stepped down as Mayor in December 2008 and was followed by councillor Aman Virk.