MLA Mike Farnworth Member for Port Coquitlam

Our loving, Heavenly Father, we bless You for another new day in the life of MLA Mike Farnworth, Opposition Critic to the Attorney General. May he know Your word that declares, “His compassions fail not and they are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness!"

And so today we also recognize and give thanks for his many years of faithful, dedicated service to this province and particularly for the people in his riding of Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. We pray You will grant him continued new vision, courage, clarity of direction and abundant strength to carry out the work of this position. Protect him in his travels and the enjoyment of good health. In the strong Name of Jesus we pray.

Mike Farnworth was elected as MLA for Port Coquitlam on May 12, 2009. He was first elected as the MLA for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain in 1991, and re-elected in 1996. Mike was re-elected again as MLA for this constituency on May 17, 2005.

Mike is the Opposition House Leader, and serves as Opposition Critic for Public Safety and Solicitor General. Mike also served the people of Port Coquitlam as a three term City Councillor.

During his time as the MLA for Port Coquitlam he served in numerous Cabinet positions, including Minister of Health and Minister of Social Development and Economic Security.

From 2001 to 2004, Mike worked in Bulgaria, the Balkans and most recently Iraq on democratic governance programs to help build multiparty democracies in former one-party states.

Mike was raised in Port Coquitlam and has lived there for over 30 years.