Lord, we thank You
for the MLA:Hon. Michael de Jong’s many years of dedication and contribution to
our province. We pray that You will
continue to bless his work and enlighten and inspire him with plans that are
established by You. Give him an
understanding of people’s real needs and help him to make decisions with compassion
and fairness. Guide him with Your words
which bring life and health to our bodies.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen
Michael de Jong was named Minister of Health on March 14, 2011. He was
re-elected in 2009 as the MLA for the newly named constituency of Abbotsford
West, an area he has represented since first being elected to the Legislative
Assembly of British Columbia in a 1994 by-election.
The five-term MLA previously served as Attorney General, Minister of Public
Safety and Solicitor General, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and
Reconciliation, Minister of Labour and Citizens’ Services, and Minister of
Forests. In addition he also served as Government House Leader.
Before his election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1994, Mike
served two terms as an elected School Trustee for Abbotsford School District 34,
and was a practicing lawyer with his own Abbotsford firm. He holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Carleton University in Ottawa and a law degree from the
University of Alberta.
Michael has also been involved with the Abbotsford-Matsqui Arts Council, the
Matsqui Youth Commission and holds the rank of Captain in the Canadian Armed
Forces Air Force Reserve.
Still an avid hockey player, in his teen years, Michael was a member of the
Abbotsford Pilots Junior B hockey team. He attended Mouat Secondary School and
still lives on the Matsqui Prairie farm where he grew up. Michael has also been
involved with the Abbotsford-Matsqui Arts Council, the Matsqui Youth Commission
and holds the rank of Captain in the Canadian Armed Forces Air Force Reserve.
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