Gary Lunn
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The Honourable Gary Lunn PC |
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Lunn in 2010
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| Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands |
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In office 1997–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Frazer |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth May |
| Minister of State (Sport) | |
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In office 2008–2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Helena Guergis |
| Succeeded by | Bal Gosal |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
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In office 2006–2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | John Efford |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Raitt |
| Personal details | |
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Gary Vincent Lunn May 8, 1957 Trail, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative (2003-) |
| Other political affiliations |
Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) Reform (1997-2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Lunn |
| Residence | Sidney, British Columbia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Portfolio | Minister of State (Sport) |
Gary Vincent Lunn, PC (born May 8, 1957 in Trail, British Columbia) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands. His controversial political legacy has been marred by serious questions in the media about the possibility of election campaign over-spending from as far back as 2008 and his noted anti-environmental record when he was "trying to push nuclear power, rev up the oil sands, and make way for more pipelines and supertankers on B.C.'s coast.". He served in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2011, first as a member of the Reform Party of Canada and subsequently as a member of the Canadian Alliance and the Conservative Party of Canada. He was Minister of State (Sport) in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Official Opposition Critic for Métis and Non-Status Indians, Minister of State for Northern Development, and Critic of the Secretary of State for Human Resources Development. Lunn lost his seat in the 2011 federal election in Canada in an upset to the Leader of the Green Party, Elizabeth May.
He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada as well as the Knights of Columbus. He attended the University of Victoria, where he completed a Bachelor of Law. He practised law in Victoria for two years before seeking the federal nomination for Saanich—Gulf Islands. He and his family reside in Sidney, British Columbia.
He was first elected to Parliament in the federal election of 1997 as a member of the Reform Party of Canada and was re-elected in 2000 as a member of the Canadian Alliance. In April 2001, Lunn was one of the first Alliance MPs to openly criticize the leadership of , and was suspended from caucus in May of the same year as a result. He briefly sat with the Democratic Representative Caucus under the leadership of Chuck Strahl, but in November 2001, he left to rejoin the Alliance after Day agreed to hold a leadership race. He was permitted to return to the party in January 2002, during the leadership of John Reynolds, following Day's resignation. In the federal election of 2006, he won re-election against Liberal Candidate Sheila Orr and NDP candidate Jennifer Burgis.
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