Murray Rankin

Murray Rankin
Rankin in 2020
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia
Assumed office
26 November 2020
PremierJohn Horgan
David Eby
Preceded byScott Fraser
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Assumed office
24 October 2020
Preceded byAndrew Weaver
Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
In office
24 July 2019 – 17 September 2020
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYves Fortier (acting chair)[1]
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria
In office
26 November 2012 – 21 October 2019
Preceded byDenise Savoie
Succeeded byLaurel Collins
NDP House Leader
In office
October 2016 – October 2017
Personal details
Born (1950-01-26) 26 January 1950 (age 74)[2]
Belleville, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseLinda Hannah
ChildrenBenjamin Rankin
Mark Rankin
Residence(s)Victoria, British Columbia
Alma materQueen's University
Université de Montréal
McGill University
University of Toronto
Harvard University
ProfessionLawyer, law professor

Murray Rankin KC MLA (born 26 January 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and public law expert who serves as British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. A member of the New Democratic Party, Rankin represents the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.[3] Rankin previously served as the federal Member of Parliament for Victoria from 2012 to 2019, with senior roles including Justice and Attorney General Critic, Health Critic, and NDP House Leader.[4][5][6] From 2019 to 2020, Rankin was head of Canada's National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), overseeing all national security and intelligence activities carried out by the Government of Canada.[7][8] Previously, he was a professor of law at the University of Victoria, where he taught environmental and administrative law.

  1. ^ NSIRA has designated Yves Fortier as acting Chair
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference vtc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "B.C. election results: NDP makes gains to Vancouver Island stronghold, blocking out B.C. Liberals". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Trudeau names parliamentary committee to oversee security, intelligence agencies". CBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ Office, Government of Canada, Privy Council. "Privy Council Office Secretariats". www.pco-bcp.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Murray Rankin, Q.C." Prime Minister of Canada. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Trudeau names outgoing NDP MP Murray Rankin to lead new security-review agency | The Star". thestar.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ Knox, Jack (25 July 2019). "Jack Knox: Murray Rankin's 'daunting' role as new spy watchdog". Times Colonist. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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