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Ronald "Ron" D. Cannan is a Canadian

Canada

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Member of Parliament

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and member of the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

. An advertising consultant by profession, Cannan was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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in the 2006 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2006

The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...

and represents the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country

Kelowna—Lake Country

Kelowna—Lake Country is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....

. Previously, he sat on Kelowna City Council

Kelowna City Council

-2008-2011:* Mayor: Sharon ShepherdCouncilors: Robert Hobson, Brian Given, Andre Blanleil, Angela Reid, Michele Rule, Graeme James, Luke Stack, Charlie Hodge.* As of the November 2009 by-election; Kevin Craig has replaced the late Brian Given.*-2005-2008:*...

from 1996 to 2005.

Family background

Ron and his wife Cindy (whom he married in 1984 in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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) have three daughters: Amanda, Ashley, and Amy. They moved to Kelowna in 1990 and currently reside in the Glenmore area.

Career background

Prior to entering politics, Cannan was heavily involved in marketing and advertising sales. Previous experience includes self-employed business person in Alberta and British Columbia plus worked as an advertising consultant for the Kelowna Daily Courier newspaper, for Corus Entertainment (TV Advertising Sales), a marketing representative for Costco Wholesale, a sales supervisor for Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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, and a business manager for two Okanagan

Okanagan

The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...

automobile dealerships.

Municipal politics (1996-2005)

Cannan was first elected to Kelowna City Council

Kelowna City Council

in the November 1996 civic election for a three-year term. He was successfully re-elected in the next two consecutive elections, and served a total of nine years on Kelowna City Council

Kelowna City Council

. During this time, he also served as a director for the Central Okanagan Regional District.

Federal politics (2005-2008)

Cannan was approached by the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

to run for Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

(MP) of Kelowna—Lake Country

Kelowna—Lake Country

Kelowna—Lake Country is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....

following the retirement of four term incumbent Werner Schmidt

Werner Schmidt

Werner Schmidt is a former Canadian politician. A teacher and school principal.-Political career:Schmidt was vice-president of Lethbridge Community College when he was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party following the defeat of Strom's government in 1971...

. After winning the nomination in May 2005, Cannan was subsequently elected MP on January 23, 2006, in the 2006 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2006

by capturing nearly fifty-percent of the vote. Cannan also was re-elected on October 14, 2008 with over 55% of the share of the votes.

Community involvement

In addition to his work on city council, Cannan was involved in the community. He served on the Okanagan Mainline Municipal Association executive for five years (including two years as president), and served two years as director on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive (UBCM). Cannan also sat on the Okanagan University College Access to Training Advisory Board, the Glenmore Elementary School Parents Advisory Council, the Kelowna Christian School Fundraising committee, the Central Okanagan Cycling Coalition, the South Glenmore Residents Association, and he was co-founder of Okanagan Volunteer Festival.

Both Ron and Cindy are active members of Willow Park Church in Kelowna where Ron is a drummer in the church band.

Kelowna—Lake Country

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|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada

New Democratic Party

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Liberal Party of Canada

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Green Party of Canada

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|Angela Reid

Angela Reid

Angela Reid is an elected City Councillor in the City of Kelowna and the former Deputy Leader for the Green Party of British Columbia, a position she held from 2007 to 2009. Angela was elected to the Green Party of Canada Federal Council in 2006, where she served for two years, and is the CEO of...

Communist Party of Canada

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