Ivan Messmer

Ivan Messmer
Ivan Messmer
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly; for Boundary-Similkameen
	In office; October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 Serving with Jim Hewitt (1986-1987); Bill Barlee (1988-1991)
Preceded by	Jim Hewitt
Succeeded by	Jim Beattie
Mayor of Penticton
	In office; 1980–1986
Personal details
Born	Ivan Charles Messmer; July 23, 1931; Barrhead, Alberta, Canada
Died	March 8, 2015 (aged 83); Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Social Credit
Residence(s)	Penticton, British Columbia
Occupation	building contractor, mayor

Ivan Charles Messmer (July 23, 1931 – March 8, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a member of the Social Credit Party.^[2] He held several roles in the Executive Council of British Columbia during his term as an MLA, including Minister of Parks and Solicitor General of British Columbia.

He served alongside Jim Hewitt, and later Bill Barlee, in a multiple-member district. Following riding redistribution for the 1991 general election, Messmer ran in the new district of Okanagan-Penticton, but was defeated by Jim Beattie.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Messmer served six years as mayor of Penticton.^[3] He died on March 8, 2015.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Okanagan-Penticton
^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 1991. ISBN 9780921925408. Retrieved 10 March 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Politics1 Canada: Ivan Messmer, MLA". Archived from the original on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
^ Steve Kidd. "Former Penticton mayor Ivan Messmer dies". Penticton Western News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
^ "Ivan Messmer, former B.C. mayor and cabinet minister, dies at age 83". Prince George Citizen. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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