Ted Nebbeling is a British ColumbiaLegislative Assembly Member and former Minister of State for the 2010 Olympics. He married Jan Holmberg, his partner of 32 years, on November 15, 2003, in one of the world's first same-sex weddings of a serving cabinet minister. It was not, however, the first same-sex wedding of a Canadian elected official. Same-sex marriage became legal in British Columbia in July of 2003.
The day after his marriage was announced in the media, Nebbeling was dropped from Cabinet in a shuffle. The government stated that the timing was coincidental and that there was no prejudicial motive behind this, as Nebbeling was openly gay at the time of his election.
Nebbeling was born in Amsterdam and immigrated to Canada in 1977.
Nebbeling was chair of the Sea to Sky Economic Development Commission, a director of the Whistler Resort Association and a member of both the Municipal Forestry Committee and the Tourism/Forestry Task Force.
Nebbeling previously served as critic for municipal affairs, forests, and employment and investment.
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