Grace Lore

The Honourable Grace Lore MLA
Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia
In office January 15, 2024 – December 10, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Mitzi Dean
Succeeded by	Jodie Wickens (acting)
Minister of State for Child Care of British Columbia
In office December 7, 2022 – January 15, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Katrina Chen
Succeeded by	Mitzi Dean
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia
In office December 7, 2022 – January 15, 2024
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kelli Paddon
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Victoria-Beacon Hill
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 2020
Preceded by	Carole James
Personal details
Born	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	New Democratic
Residence(s)	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Grace Lore MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Victoria-Beacon Hill as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She currently sits in Cabinet as a minister without portfolio, and was most recently Minister of Children and Family Development.[2]

Private life

Lore was born in Calgary, Alberta.[3] She studied political science at the University of British Columbia. Afterwards, she attended London School of Economics for her Master's before returning to UBC for her PhD.[4] Starting in 2018, she began working as a lecturer at the University of Victoria.[3] Lore teaches Canadian politics, gender and politics, and research methods.[5]

Cabinet roles

On December 7, 2022, Lore was appointed the Minister of State for Child Care.[6] She was then appointed as Minister of Children and Family Development on January 15, 2024.[2]

Lore was re-elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election, defeating Sonia Furstenau, leader of the Green Party.[7] She was re-appointed as Minister of Children and Family Development in November 2024, but temporarily stepped down for medical reasons in December 2024.[8]

Electoral Record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Beacon Hill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Grace Lore	13,350	47.34	-7.27
	Green	Sonia Furstenau	9,441	33.48	+3.55
	Conservative	Tim Thielmann	5,410	19.18	new
Total valid votes			28,201	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[9]

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Beacon Hill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Grace Lore	16,474	54.61	+1.56	$33,454.50
	Green	Jenn Neilson	9,031	29.93	−0.45	$29,344.41
	Liberal	Karen Bill	4,329	14.35	−1.14	$2,251.45
	Independent	Jordan Reichert	335	1.11	+0.65	$0.00
Total valid votes			30,169	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			244	0.80	+0.42
Turnout			30,413	61.46	–2.74
Registered voters			49,484
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+1.01
Source: Elections BC[10][11]

References

1. "NDP’s Grace Lore declared winner in Victoria-Beacon Hill". Saanich News, October 24, 2020.
2. Meissner, Dirk (Jan 15, 2024). "The Canadian Press". CBC News.
3. "2020 B.C. election: Victoria-Beacon Hill candidates and riding profile". Times Colonist. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
4. "Grace Lore on her journey from UBC Political Science to the BC Legislature". Department of Political Science. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
5. "Grace Lore". BC NDP. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
6. "B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet mixes veterans with 1st-time ministers faces in key portfolios". CBC News. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
7. Carey, Charlie (2024-10-20). "Election BC: Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
8. "Grace Lore steps down as minister following cancer diagnosis". Times Colonist. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
9. https://globalnews.ca/news/10779140/bc-election-2024-results-victoria-beacon-hill/
10. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
11. "Election Financing Reports". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

British Columbia provincial government of David Eby