Born in North Vancouver, Kevin Falcon is a proud British Columbian who was first elected to represent the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale in 2001. In addition to being re-elected in 2005 and 2009, Kevin has skilfully served our province as Minister of State for De-regulation, Minister of Transportation and most recently as Minister of Health Services.
A tireless community leader, Kevin's accomplishments have touched every corner of British Columbia, this includes: a reduction of government red tape by over 33 per cent during his time as Minister of State for De-regulation. As Minister of Transportation, Kevin led: the Kicking Horse Project; Canada Line; William Bennett Bridge in Kelowna; upgrade of the Sea-to-Sky Highway and Cariboo Connector; and launched the Gateway Program, which includes the construction of the new Port Mann Bridge.
As Minister of Health Services, Kevin has overseen the expansion of the Surrey Memorial Hospital; opened a new emergency department in St. Paul's Hospital; opened the Invemere and District Hospital Emergency Department; opened the Victoria General Hospital Emergency Department and started construction of the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North. Kevin has also committed to having a family doctor for every British Columbian by 2015 and launched the innovative Patient Focussed Funding Initiative, ensuring that health care dollars go directly to patient care. Kevin also took action to reduce the cost of generic drugs to 35 per cent of the brand price resulting in up to 380 million per year in total savings.
At home, Kevin's experience and commitment to serving his community includes his work with the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce; SeaVancouver Festival; Surrey Museum and Archives; and the Cloverdale Rotary and Elks clubs.
Before his election to the Legislative Assembly, Kevin had his own communications firm and also worked in the real estate development industry. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University.
An avid outdoorsman, Kevin enjoys mountain biking, tennis, running and skiing. Today, Kevin and his wife, Jessica, are new parents, enjoying their daughter, Josephine who was born last January.
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