Ivan Charles Messmer was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen

Boundary-Similkameen

Boundary-Similkameen is a new riding which was formed in 2008 assembled together with populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1986 to 1991 as a member of the Social Credit Party

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

. He held several roles in the Executive Council of British Columbia

Executive Council of British Columbia

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 during his term as an MLA, including Minister of Parks and Solicitor-General.

He served alongside Jim Hewitt

Jim Hewitt

James J. Hewitt was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1975 to 1988 as a member of the Social Credit Party...

, and later Bill Barlee

Bill Barlee

Neville Langrell Barlee is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988...

, in a multiple-member district. Following riding redistribution for the 1991 general 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...

, Messmer ran in the new district of Okanagan-Penticton, but was defeated by Jim Beattie.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Messmer served six years as mayor

Mayor

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 of Penticton.