Norm Macdonald (politician)

Norm Macdonald (politician)

Norm Macdonald is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke in the 2005 provincial election and re-elected in the 2009 election, though his party formed the official opposition to a BC Liberal majority government both times. He served various critic roles and on several committees.

In the 38th Parliament of British Columbia, Macdonald was the official opposition's critic on municipal affairs, then critic for tourism, sport and arts, and then education. In the 39th Parliament, he was the opposition's critic on forests and lands. During the 2011 NDP leadership election, Macdonald endorsed Mike Farnworth, though Adrian Dix went on to win and replace Carole James as leader of the BC NDP.

Prior to becoming an MLA, he was principal of Nicholson Elementary School in Golden and has more than 20 years teaching experience. Macdonald was also previously a city councillor and mayor of Golden.