Hon. Gordon Campbell - Premier of British Columbia

Today we are praying for the Hon. Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia.

Heavenly Father, we come before you to give You thanks for those you have chosen to lead us.  Today, we bring our Premier before you and ask that you would bless him in every way.  Lord, as You already know, our province is facing some very significant challenges today and we know that our Premier is aware of the complexities that each one presents.  While he is a capable and compotent man, we also recognize that he needs Your wisdom at this time more than ever before.  We ask that you would put Your hand upon him and grant him grace and strength during this time.  We ask that you would surround him with men and women who understand the times and know what to do.  Help him to discern what is best for our province as he leads us forward.  Help him to see new opportunities and possibilites.  Help him to find solutions to our most complicated issues.

We pray that you would keep your hand upon him and grant him good health, renewed strength and with fresh vision for the future.  In Jesus' name, Amen

Gordon Campbell was sworn in as British Columbia's 34th Premier on June 5, 2001.

Mr. Campbell was elected leader of the B.C. Liberal Party in September 1993. He was elected to the B.C. Legislature in 1994 in a by-election to represent the riding of Vancouver-Quilchena and was re-elected in 1996, 2001, and 2005 for Vancouver-Point Grey.

Mr. Campbell attended public school in Vancouver. After graduating he received a scholarship to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He worked his way through university in the dining hall and as the associate to the secretary of the college, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He later received a Master's of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.

He was a secondary school teacher, basketball and track coach in Yola, Nigeria, working under the auspices of CUSO. He then became an assistant to former Vancouver mayor Art Phillips. From 1976 to 1981, he worked with Marathon Realty, where he became general manager of development. In 1981, he founded Citycore Development Corporation.


In 1984, Mr. Campbell was elected to Vancouver City Council. From 1986 to 1993, he served as Mayor of Vancouver for three successive terms.


Mr. Campbell and his wife Nancy, a school vice-principal, have two sons.