Gordon Campbell
2011
Premier Gordon Campbell was instrumental in leading the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, now considered one of the most successful Olympic Games in history. During his decade as Premier of British Columbia, Canada, Mr. Campbell built one of the most competitive economies in North America and oversaw the creation of more than 420,000 jobs in a province with a population of just over four million. Before being elected Premier, he was the Mayor of Vancouver, a developer and a school teacher in Nigeria. |