Members

MLA: Bruce Ralston Surrey-Whalley Elected: 2005 NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

E-mail: bruce.ralston.mla@leg.bc.ca
Office: (please direct all mail to constituency office) Room 201 Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Phone: 250 387-3655 Fax: 250 387-4680	Constituency: (please direct all mail to the following office) 10574 King George Hwy Surrey, BC V3T 2X3 Phone: 604 586-2740 Fax: 604 586-2800

Bruce Ralston was elected as the MLA for Surrey - Whalley on May 17, 2005. Bruce serves as Opposition Critic for Finance.

Bruce is a lawyer in Surrey, where he has operated his own law firm for 18 years.

From 1995 to 2006, Bruce was member of the VanCity Savings Credit Union board of directors. He served as the chair of the board from 2001 to 2003. Bruce also served on the Surrey City Council from 1988 to 1993.

He promoted planned development for healthy neighbourhoods for Surrey families. He is a former board member of Surrey Memorial Hospital and the Surrey Public Library.

Bruce is also a former president of the BC NDP. Bruce was born in Victoria and grew up in Vancouver. He has degrees in history and law from the University of British Columbia and a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in England.

Bruce is married to Miriam Sobrino. They have three children, 15, 13 and 10, who attend public schools in Surrey and New Westminster. They are active in their community through a number of community and sports organizations.