Carole James
MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill
Incumbent
Assumed office  2005
Preceded by	Jeff Bray
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office  2005
Preceded by	Joy MacPhail
Born	December 22, 1957 Dukinfield, England
Political party	New Democrat
Residence	Victoria, British Columbia
Occupation	school trustee, social worker

Carole Alison James, MLA, (born December 22, 1957, in Dukinfield, England) is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is currently the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP), a social democratic political party. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Legislature Building in Victoria, BC The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is located in Victoria. ... Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ... Open seat redirects here. ... Categories: British Columbia ... Legislature Building in Victoria, BC The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is located in Victoria. ... Open seat redirects here. ... Joy MacPhail is a Canadian politician in British Columbia. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Public Administration can be broadly described as the development, implementation and study of government policy. ... The Leader of the Opposition (French: Chef de lOpposition) in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ...

Background

James was raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, and in Victoria, British Columbia. After graduating from high school, James and her first husband worked in institutions for the developmentally disabled in Alberta and British Columbia. As a mother of young children, Alison and Evan, she became involved in a parents' group in Victoria, which led to her first foray into politics. James is part Métis, and in 2004 married her long-time partner, Albert Gerow, a First Nations artist and former Burns Lake municipal councillor and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. Location of North Battleford, Saskatchewan North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan, Canada. ... For other uses, see Saskatchewan (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... Developmental disability is a term used to describe life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical or combination of mental and physical impairments, manifested prior to age twenty-two. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Michif ), also historically known as Bois Brule, mixed-bloods, Countryborn (or Anglo-Métis), are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity that refers to the indigenous peoples in what is now Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people. ... Burns Lake is a small rural village, incorporated in 1923, and situated at approximately the geographical centre of the province of British Columbia. ... RCMP redirects here. ...

James has been a foster parent for over twenty years.

On July 13, 2006, James announced publicly that she had been diagnosed with localized uterine endometrial cancer. She underwent surgery and radiation treatment and her prognosis is considered to be excellent. is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Endometrial cancer involves cancerous growth of the endometrium (lining of the uterus). ...

Early career

James served on the Greater Victoria School Board from 1990 to 2001, including seven terms as chair, and gained a province-wide profile in her unprecedented five terms as president of the BC School Trustees Association. She also served at the national level as vice-president of the Canadian School Boards Association. From 1999 to 2001, James held the position of director of child care policy for the British Columbia government. In addition, she served on several local and provincial panels and committees. Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ...

In 2001, James ran unsuccessfully for the NDP in the riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill. She subsequently moved to Prince George, British Columbia to serve as the director of child and family services for Carrier Sekani Family Services, and later as co-ordinator of the Northern Aboriginal Authority for Families. Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... The Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. ... Sikanni is the name of an Athabaskan First Nations people and language in the northern interior of British Columbia. ...

Leader of the Opposition

James was elected leader of the provincial NDP on November 23, 2003. At the time of her election the party was suffering low morale in the wake of the 2001 provincial election, which had reduced the NDP to only two seats in the Legislative Assembly. During her campaign to win the party leadership, James pledged to modernize the NDP's ideology and internal structures and build a broader base of support for the party, a move which alienated some traditional supporters. is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding. ... Legislature Building in Victoria, BC The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is located in Victoria. ...

During the 2005 provincial election, James campaigned heavily on her name and image. On election night James and the NDP surprised many supporters and critics alike with a very strong electoral showing; the party winning 41.52% of the popular vote (a 19.96% increase from the 2001 election result) and 33 out of 79 seats in the Legislative Assembly. James also won her own seat in the riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill with 57.21% of the vote, defeating the incumbent B.C. Liberal MLA Jeff Bray by an almost 2-1 margin of victory. Popular vote map by riding. ... For the song by Chamillionaire, see Ridin. In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county[1]. The term has similar or analogous meanings in other countries. ... Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ...

External links

• Profile on the BC Legislative Assembly
• Official site of the B.C. New Democratic Party