Ross Harvey

Ross Harvey (born 25 April 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. His background was in information and research. He worked as Executive Assistant to Alberta NDP Leaders Grant Notley and Ray Martin between 1979 and 1986, and as Caucus Coordinator and Research Director for the 16-member NDP Official Opposition caucus elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1986.

He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Edmonton East electoral district for the New Democratic Party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Judy Bethel of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election. Among the issues he championed in the House of Commons were renewable energies and justice for the Lubicon Lake Cree nation. He remains the only member of the CCF/NDP ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons from Alberta.

After his 1993 defeat, he was elected Leader of the Alberta New Democrats in February 1994, a position he resigned in September 1996.

He and his family (common-law spouse Deb Bowers and son Isaac Harvey) moved to British Columbia that same month, first spending 9 months in Castlegar then moving permanently to Vancouver.

He has worked since July 1997 as Executive Director of the BC Persons With AIDS Society.

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* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=1065 Parliament of Canada: Ross Harvey] , accessed 15 December 2006