MLA: Diane Thorne - Coquitlam-Maillardville

Dear Father in Heaven, thank You for MLA: Diane Thorne.  We pray that You would use her experience in business and social services to bless the people of our province and bring glory to You.  May she have Your sound judgment and insight as she serves as Deputy Opposition Critic for Education.  Help her, Lord, to find time to rest and enjoy her family as she works hard to better her constituency and our province.  We pray Diane would sense Your encouragement and strength each day and that You would bless her with good health. Amen.

Diane Thorne was re-elected as the MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville on May 12, 2009. She was first elected to the Legislature in 2005.

Diane serves as deputy opposition critic for Education.

Diane served on Coquitlam council from 1996 to 2005, bringing considerable experience in business and social services to the political arena. Diane and her husband Neil have owned and operated several successful small businesses.

Diane has been extensively involved in a wide cross-section of women's issues over the past 35 years. She served on the board of directors of the B.C./Yukon Women's Centres Association and spent several years as the province's representative on the National Action Committee on the Status of Women.

In 1993, Diane received the BC Distinguished Service to Families Award and in 1992, the Canada 125 medal. She was a founding member of the PoCoMo Youth Services Society, the Family Life Educators of BC and the Fraser Burrard Restorative Justice Society. Diane studied liberal arts at several community colleges and Simon Fraser University. Diane and Neil live locally and have two adult sons, Jay and Lee.