John Slater | |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1952 |
Birth Place: | Kelowna, British Columbia |
Death Place: | British Columbia, Canada |
Residence: | Osoyoos, British Columbia |
Office: | MLA for Boundary-Similkameen |
Term Start: | 2009 |
Term End: | 2013 |
Predecessor: | first member |
Successor: | Linda Larson |
John Kelvin Slater (January 25, 1952 – May 10, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Boundary-Similkameen.[1] [2]
On January 14, 2013, Slater quit the BC Liberals after losing the nomination as the party's candidate in the 2013 election. Although he did plan to run as an independent,[3] he withdrew his candidacy shortly afterward.[4]
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was mayor of Osoyoos. Slater died on May 10, 2015, at the age of 63.[5] [6]