John Cashore

The Reverend
John Cashore
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Coquitlam-Maillardville
Maillardville-Coquitlam (1986-1991)
In office
October 22, 1986 – May 16, 2001
Preceded byJohn Michael Parks
Succeeded byRichard Stewart
Personal details
Born (1935-03-26) March 26, 1935 (age 89)
Lethbridge, Alberta
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Coquitlam, British Columbia

John Massey Cashore (born March 26, 1935)[1] is a United Church minister and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Maillardville-Coquitlam from 1986 to 1991 and Coquitlam-Maillardville from 1991 to 2001 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, the son of John Harvey Cashore and Sarah Mildred Massey, and was educated at the University of British Columbia and Union College. In 1961, he married Sharon Elizabeth Cunliffe.[1] They moved to Coquitlam, British Columbia, in 1973. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, as Minister of Labour, as Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks, and briefly as Minister of Multiculturalism and Human Rights. He also served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Education.[2] In 2005, he became a member of the advisory council for the Georgia Strait Alliance.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Handley, Kathryn (1995). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ "John Cashore". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. ^ "Advisory Council". Georgia Strait Alliance. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
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