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MLA: Hon. Olga Ilich Richmond Centre Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services Elected: 2005 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBERAL PARTY

E-mail: olga.ilich.mla@leg.bc.ca Web site: www.olgailichmla.bc.ca
Office: Room 342 Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Phone: 250 356-6348 Fax: 250 356-6595	Constituency: 300 - 8120 Granville Ave. Richmond, BC V6Y 1P3 Phone: 604 775-0754 Fax: 604 775-0898

Olga Ilich was appointed Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts on June 16, 2005. She was elected in the riding of Richmond Centre in the 2005 provincial general election.

Olga was founder and President of Suncor Development Corporation, a real estate development and construction company based in Richmond. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice-President of Progressive Construction Ltd., also a real estate development and construction company based in Richmond. 
 
Olga has been involved in a number of community, professional and business organizations and recently was a Director of UBC Properties Investment Ltd. Previously, she served as Chair of the BC Assessment Authority, Director of the Vancouver International Airport Authority, member of the City of Richmond Advisory Design Panel and President of the Urban Development Institute, Pacific Region. 

She was also a member of the City of Surrey Development Advisory Committee, the Province of British Columbia Advisory Committee on Public-Private Partnerships, the provincial Task Force on Public-Private Partnerships, the Federal Business Development Bank’s Regional Advisory Council, the City of Richmond Advisory Planning Commission, Director of St. George’s School and Director of the Diane Farris Gallery.
 
Born in Holland, Olga has lived in Richmond since 1959, where she graduated from Steveston High School. She holds a BA from the University of British Columbia, an MA from the University of Manitoba and an MBA from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has two grown sons.