Ralph Sultan Explained

Ralph Sultan
Birth Date:6 June 1933
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Assembly:British Columbia Legislative
Alma Mater:University of British Columbia
Harvard University
Constituency Am:West Vancouver-Capilano
Term Start:May 16, 2001
Term End:October 24, 2020
Predecessor:Jeremy Dalton
Successor:Karin Kirkpatrick
Website:ralphsultan.ca

Ralph Sultan (born June 6, 1933) is a Canadian politician, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the community of West Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia from 2001 to 2020.

A member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, he was first elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017.[1] In the election of 2017, he became the oldest person to be elected in the history of B.C. politics at age 83.

Sultan has served as Minister of State for Seniors (2012–13), Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism (2013), and Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology (2013). He was previously a member of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts.[2] He decided to retire rather than run in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Official Biography: Ralph Sultan . . 2010-12-10.
  2. https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members/41st-Parliament/Sultan-Ralph Ralph Sultan
  3. Web site: Richter. Brent. West Vancouver's Sultan won't run again. 2020-10-01. North Shore News.