Katrine Conroy

Katrine Conroy (née Thor-Larsen; born 1957 or 1958) is an MLA for Kootenay West and Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The Honourable Katrine Conroy MLA
Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Doug Donaldson
Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia
In office July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Stephanie Cadieux
Succeeded by	Mitzi Dean
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kootenay West West Kootenay-Boundary (2005-2009)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 17, 2005
Preceded by	Sandy Santori
Personal details
Born	Katrine Thor-Larsen[1] 1957 or 1958 (age 62–63)[2] Powell River, British Columbia[3]
Political party	New Democrat
Spouse(s)	Ed Conroy ​ ​ (m. 1981; died 2020)​
Children	4
Residence	Pass Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	rancher

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. On November 19, 2010, Conroy resigned from her position as caucus whip for the NDP.[4][5]

Personal life

Conroy was born to Ben and Ingeborg Thor-Larsen, who were Danish immigrants to Canada.[6] She was married to Ed Conroy, a former MLA for the district of Rossland-Trail, from March 1981 until his death on June 26, 2020 at the age of 73.[7][8] She has 4 children.[9]

Electoral record

2020 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Katrine Conroy	10,822	61.15	+1.51	$28,778.63
	Green	Andrew Duncan	3,040	17.18	+1.19	$681.94
	Liberal	Corbin Kelley	1,975	11.16	−13.21	$1,167.21
	Conservative	Glen Byle	1,447	8.18	–	$1,516.50
	Independent	Ed Varney	224	1.27	–	$297.00
	Independent	Fletcher Quince	189	1.07	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			17,697	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[10][11]

2017 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Katrine Conroy	11,297	59.64	−3.37	$37,247
	Liberal	Jim Postnikoff	4,617	24.37	+3.04	$16,277
	Green	Sam Troy	3,029	15.99	–
Total valid votes			18,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93	0.49
Turnout			19,036	60.78
Source: Elections BC[12]

2013 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Katrine Conroy	11,349	63.01	−3.66	$75,493
	Liberal	Jim Postnikoff	3,841	21.33	−1.05	$35,773
	Independent	Joseph Peter Hughes	2,391	13.27	–	$7,070
	Independent	Glen Curtis Byle	431	2.39	–	$920
Total valid votes			18,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			86	0.48
Turnout			18,098	56.92
Source: Elections BC[13]

References

1. http://castlegarsource.com/news/obit-honour-local-icon-ed-conroy-registering-organ-donour
2. Wife of former MLA seeking nomination: [Final Edition] Skye, Kate. Trail Times; Trail, B.C. [Trail, B.C]05 Oct 2004: 1 / Front.
3. Conroy name back on the ballot: Katrine Conroy -- wife of former West Kootenay-Boundary MLA Ed Conroy -- will get nod for NDP: [Final Edition] Skye, Kate. Nelson Daily News [Nelson, B.C] 09 Feb 2005: 3.
4. "B.C. NDP caucus whip Katrina Conroy resigns". CBC.ca. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
5. "Another blow to NDP leader, as caucus whip announces she's quitting her post". Winnipeg Free Press. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
6. "An Intimate Knowledge of the Power of Post-Secondary". selkirk.ca. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
7. "OBIT: Honour local icon Ed Conroy by registering as an organ donour". The Castlegar Source. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
8. "Ed Conroy, former B.C. cabinet minister, dies at 73". Global News. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
9. "Honourable Katrine Conroy". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
10. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
11. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
12. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
13. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

External links

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