Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: christina joan clark - monarch: elizabeth ii - predecessor: gordon campbell - office: 35th premier of british columbia - lieutenant governor: steven point - spouse: mark marissen -lrb- divorced ; 1 child -rrb- - term start: march 14 , 2011 - name: christy clark - image: christy clark by kris krug 05.jpg - occupation: parliamentarian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of christy clark .
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christina joan '' christy '' clark , mla -lrb- born october 29 , 1965 -rrb- is a canadian politician who currently serves as the 35th premier of british columbia , canada .clark was sworn in as premier on march 14 , 2011 , after she won the leadership of the british columbia liberal party in the 2011 leadership election on february 26 , 2011 .she is the second woman to serve as premier of british columbia , after rita johnston in 1991 , and the first to lead her party to victory in a general election .clark served as a member of the legislature from 1996 to 2005 , serving as deputy premier from 2001 to 2005 during the first term of gordon campbell 's government .she left politics in 2005 , and became the host of an afternoon radio talk show .at the time of her leadership victory , clark was not a member of the legislative assembly of british columbia .she re-entered the legislature after winning a by-election on may 11 , 2011 , in vancouver-point grey , the seat left vacant by campbell .her government was re-elected in the 2013 provincial election , but clark was defeated by david eby in her own riding of vancouver-point grey .she was subsequently reelected to the legislature in a by-election in westside-kelowna on july 10 , 2013 .