Pamela Goldsmith-Jones

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade
In office
January 30, 2017 – September 11, 2019
MinisterFrançois-Philippe Champagne
Preceded byDavid Lametti
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterStephane Dion
Preceded byDavid Anderson
Succeeded byMatt DeCourcey
Member of Parliament
for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byJohn Weston
Succeeded byPatrick Weiler
Mayor of West Vancouver
In office
2005–2011
Preceded byRon Wood
Succeeded byMichael Smith
Personal details
Born1961
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)West Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Simon Fraser University

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (born 1961) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country from 2015 to 2019. Previously, she was Mayor of West Vancouver, British Columbia, from 2005 to 2011.[1]

Career

Goldsmith-Jones attended École Pauline Johnson Elementary School and West Vancouver Secondary School. She attended the University of British Columbia (BA, 1983; MA 1988) where she studied Political Science.[2] She was elected over incumbent Ron Wood on November 19, 2005, and re-elected in 2008.[3][4] She retired from municipal politics in December 2011, declining to run for a third term.[5][6]

Goldsmith-Jones completed her executive MBA at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business and ran a consulting firm from 2012 to 2015. During her career, Goldsmith-Jones also helped with a number of initiatives in British Columbia. Some of these included a call for an end to open-penned salmon farming, and a transition to closed containment instead.[7] Other bills and initiatives she worked on included the second national plan for Women, Peace, and Security in 2017 as well as carbon emission reduction initiatives.[8][9]

Politics

In 2014, Goldsmith-Jones announced her intention to challenge incumbent West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country MP John Weston in the 2015 federal election.[10][11] Goldsmith-Jones won the Liberal Party of Canada nomination in June 2014.[12][13][14] She unseated Weston the following October, winning the election.[15][16]

On August 31, 2018, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs). She has also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification and to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2019, she did not aid in or sponsor any bills in the House of Commons.[17]

As of May 2019, Goldsmith-Jones announced her retirement from federal politics, opting not to run for re-election in 2019.[18] In the 2019 Canadian federal election she was replaced by Liberal MP Patrick Weiler.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pamela Goldsmith-Jones 36,300 54.62 +30.81 $180,025.50
Conservative John Weston 17,411 26.20 -19.59 $199,351.34
New Democratic Larry Koopman 6,554 9.86 -11.61 –
Green Ken Melamed 5,907 8.89 +1.26 $129,042.88
Marijuana Robin Kehler 180 0.27 – $176.40
Marxist–Leninist Carol-Lee Chapman 106 0.16 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,458 99.74   $241,170.76
Total rejected ballots 173 0.26 –
Turnout 66,631 73.58 –
Eligible voters 90,554
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.20
Source: Elections Canada[19][20][21]


References

  1. ^ "MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones announces she is not seeking re-election".
  2. ^ Weder, Adele (2 June 2011). "Profile: West Vancouver Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones". Vancouver Magazine. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ Smith, Charlie (15 November 2008). "Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones reelected in West Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Goldsmith-Jones wins West Vancouver mayoralty race". Canada.com. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ^ Burke, David (25 June 2014). "Liberals pick Goldsmith-Jones". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Mike (15 November 2011). "Civic Election Spotlight: North Shore". News1130. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ^ "B.C. changes aquaculture tenure rules as MP calls for end of open-pen farms | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | Your member of parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country". pgoldsmithjones.liberal.ca. July 18, 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  8. ^ "Canada launches second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | Your member of parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country". pgoldsmithjones.liberal.ca. November 22, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  9. ^ "CPC Opposition Day Motion: Pricing Carbon Pollution | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | Your member of parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country". pgoldsmithjones.liberal.ca. May 4, 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  10. ^ Beedie School of Business (11 April 2013). "SFU's EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership captures BC Business Most Innovative award". Beedie Newsroom (Simon Fraser University). Retrieved 31 December 2014. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Liberal nomination set". The Squamish Chief. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  12. ^ Barrett, Brandon (26 June 2014). "Goldsmith-Jones sets out case for Liberals". Pique Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  13. ^ Richter, Brent (27 June 2014). "North Shore Liberals choose candidates". North Shore News. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  14. ^ Deen, Meribeth (1 October 2014). "Federal Liberal candidate meets with Bowen-voters". Bowen Island Undercurrent. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Pamela Goldsmith-Jones elected in West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country". Global News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  16. ^ Chouinard, Mike (19 October 2015). "Liberal Goldsmith-Jones wins riding". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Pamela Goldsmith-Jones - Work - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  18. ^ "Farewell Address in the House of Commons | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | Your member of parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country". pgoldsmithjones.liberal.ca. July 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  19. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, 30 September 2015
  20. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  21. ^ Elections Canada – Forty-Second General Election 2015 - Poll-by-poll results