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    • Carole Alison James (born December 22, 1957) is a Canadian politician and former public administrator, who represented Victoria-Beacon Hill in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), she was the party's leader and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia fro… See more

    Background

    James was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, and raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, and in
    On … See more

    Early career

    James served on the Greater Victoria School Board from 1990 to 2001, including seven terms as chair, and gained a province-wide profile in her unprecedented five terms as president of the BC School Trustees Association… See more

    BornCarole Alison James · December 22, 1957 · Dukinfield, England
    Political partyNew Democratic
    SpouseAlbert Gerow (m. 2004)
    Residence(s)Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Political career

    James was elected leader of the provincial NDP on November 23, 2003. At the time of her election the party was suffering low morale in the wake of the 2001 provincial election, which had reduced the NDP to only two se… See more