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Honourable Lisa Beare
Lisa Beare was first elected as the MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in May 2017. She was appointed Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills in 2024.
Previously, as the Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, and Minister of Citizens’ Services, she worked to promote and strengthen B.C.’s dynamic tourism industry and the vibrant arts, culture and sport community, dismantle systemic racism within government through the Anti Racism Data Act and connect the entire province to internet services.
Lisa grew up in Maple Ridge where she is raising her daughter. She previously worked as a flight attendant and commercial pilot with a diploma in local government management from the University of Victoria.
Long a passionate advocate for social causes and as a committed volunteer, Lisa got her start in politics in 2014 when she was elected as a local school board member. Her time on the school board and her own experiences as a mother led her to become an advocate for quality public education for all people in British Columbia.