Gary Coons

Gary Coons

Gary Earl Coons (born August 13, 1951) is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the North Coast riding of British Columbia, Canada.

Coons is a former math teacher, having worked in the Prince Rupert area for 25 years. He was a teacher at Charles Hays Secondary School. He was also more recently the president of the Prince Rupert District Teachers Union, a local of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation.

While playing on University of Western Ontario hockey team, Coons claimed a university league record for penalty minutes.