Darryl Plecas
Darryl Plecas | |
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| 39th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office September 8, 2017 – December 7, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Raj Chouhan |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Abbotsford South | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John van Dongen |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Banman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 73–74) Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2017-2023) Liberal (until 2017) |
| Profession | Criminologist |
Darryl Plecas (born in 1951) is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Abbotsford South from 2013 to 2020, and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 to 2020. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2013 provincial election as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party; after 2017 he sat as an independent after the BC Liberal Party revoked his membership for accepting his election as Speaker. In 2023, Plecas became a member of the BC NDP, but did not disclose any future political plans.