The Honourable David Emerson

Minister of Industry

Vancouver Kingsway (British Columbia)

David Emerson was first elected to the House of Commons, in 2004.  He attended the University of Alberta and obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics.  He then went on to Queen’s University, where he received his doctorate in economics.

In 1975, Mr. Emerson joined the Government of British Columbia, becoming the province's deputy minister of finance in 1984.

In 1986, Mr. Emerson left government to become president and CEO of the Western and Pacific Bank of Canada.  Four years later, he was appointed deputy minister of finance, then deputy minister to the Premier and later president of B.C. Trade Development Corporation.

In 1992, David Emerson was appointed to lead the newly created Vancouver International Airport Authority.  In 1998, Mr. Emerson was appointed president and CEO of Canfor Corporation.

David Emerson and his wife, Theresa, have a son and a daughter.  Mr. Emerson also has three grown children, a son and two daughters.

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