Carole Taylor

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Carole Taylor, MLA, OC (born 1945) is a Canadian journalist and politician. She is currently British Columbia's Minister of Finance.

She was chair of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from July 16, 2001, until March 14, 2005, when she resigned in order to seek the nomination of the British Columbia Liberal Party in that province's 2005 election.

Previously, she served as an independent member of Vancouver City Council from 1986 to 1990. She is married to former Vancouver mayor Art Phillips.

Taylor was an actress in the late 1960s and early 1970s before entering journalism. Her career as a journalist lasted for over 20 years. She and Percy Saltzman were the first co-hosts of Canada AM when the show premiered on CTV in 1972. She has also been the host of W-FIVE and Pacific Report.

On May 17, 2005, she was elected to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 election as the member representing Vancouver-Langara. On June 16, 2005, she was named Minister of Finance.

As the Minister of Finance, she signed up 100% of all BC Public Sector contracts before they were set to expire.

On November 30, 2007, she announced that she would not be running for re-election in the 2009 election. While she has said she has no concrete plans, she is deflecting rumours that she will be running for Vancouver Mayor in the 2008 Civic Election.

She has a BA in English from the University of Toronto.

[edit] External links

• Ministry of Finance web site
• Biography at Canadian Communications Foundation
• Biography at Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
• Carole Taylor announces she won't seek second term

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