Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Grace Lore | |
Office1: | Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia |
Term Start1: | January 15, 2024 |
Premier1: | David Eby |
Predecessor1: | Mitzi Dean |
Office2: | Minister of State for Child Care of British Columbia |
Term Start2: | December 7, 2022 |
Term End2: | January 15, 2024 |
Premier2: | David Eby |
Predecessor2: | Katrina Chen |
Successor2: | Mitzi Dean |
Office3: | Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia |
Term Start3: | December 7, 2022 |
Term End3: | January 15, 2024 |
Premier3: | John Horgan David Eby |
Predecessor3: | Position established |
Successor3: | Kelli Paddon |
Office4: | Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Victoria-Beacon Hill |
Term Start4: | October 24, 2020 |
Predecessor4: | Carole James |
Party: | New Democratic |
Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Residence: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Grace Lore 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 is the current Minister for Children and Family Development in British Columbia.[2]
Lore was born in Calgary, Alberta. 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.[3] Starting in 2018, she began working as a lecturer at the University of Victoria.[4] Lore teaches Canadian politics, gender and politics, and research methods.[5]
On December 7, 2022, Lore was appointed the Minister of State for Child Care.[6] She was then appointed as Minister for Children and Family Development (MCFD) on January 15, 2024.
She was re-elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election, defeating Sonia Furstenau leader of the Green Party.[7]