Elizabeth Cull is a Canadian politician, teacher, and broadcast panel member. She was a former NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

 MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head

Oak Bay-Gordon Head

Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...

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Political career

Ms. Cull was first elected to the legislature in a by-election held on December 13, 1989. She was re-elected in the following provincial election

British Columbia general election, 1991

The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991...

. Under the Harcourt government

Mike Harcourt

Michael Franklin Harcourt served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of BC's major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986....

, she served in the high-profile Ministries of Health

Ministry of Health (British Columbia)

The Ministry of Health is a provincial government department responsible for British Columbia's health system, with a mandate to guide and enhance the province's health services to ensure British Columbians are supported in their efforts to maintain and improve their health.Its annual budget is...

 and Finance. Ms. Cull was also Deputy Premier

Deputy Premier of British Columbia

The Deputy Premier of British Columbia is the representative of the Premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current Premier is unable to attend functions executed by the Premier....

 for a time. She was defeated by Ida Chong

Ida Chong

Ida Chong is British Columbia's Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and was Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative as well as Minister of Technology, Trade, and Economic Development. She has served in this position since June 2008...

 in the 1996 general election

British Columbia general election, 1996

The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...

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After politics

When Ujjal Dosanjh

Ujjal Dosanjh

Ujjal Dev Singh Dosanjh, PC, QC, is a Sikh Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as 33rd Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 including a stint as Minister of Health from 2004 until 2006 when the party lost...

 was premier, Ms. Cull was his Chief of Staff. She later became a teacher of leadership at Royal Roads University

Royal Roads University

Royal Roads University is a public university located in Colwood, Greater Victoria, British Columbia, that describes itself as "Canada's University for Working Professionals".-Overview:...

 and opened a store dedicated to gardening. Ms. Cull is also member of the political panel on the CBCV-FM

CBCV-FM

CBCV-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Victoria, British Columbia and throughout Vancouver Island. The station airs at 90.5 on the FM dial.-History:...

 CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...

 program On the Island.