predecessor successor religion party office birth_date term_start residence premier article_title term_end name occupation
wally oppal rich coleman michael de jong suzanne anton michael de jong michael de jong sikh bc liberal mla general of british columbia for vancouver-fraserview minister of public safety and solicitor 1955 11 2009 june 10 , 2009 may 4 , 2010 vancouver , british columbia gordon campbell kash heed
 2013 april 9 , 2010 may 5 , 2010 kash heed mla for vancouver-fraserview
kash heed

kash p. heed -lrb- kashmir singh heer -rrb- -lrb- born november 1955 -rrb- is a canadian politician , who was elected as a bc liberal member of the legislative assembly of british columbia in the 2009 provincial election , representing the riding of vancouver-fraserview .
he formerly served as the minister of public safety and solicitor general .
he was formerly chief constable of the west vancouver police department and a former superintendent with the vancouver police department and was the first indo-canadian police chief in canada .
heed graduated from the b.c. police academy in 1979 and began his career as an officer with the vpd .
in june 2007 he lost out to deputy chief jim chu for the position of chief constable of the vpd , but days later was appointed to that title in west vancouver .
he led the west vancouver police department for 19 months and resigned on february 23 , 2009 .
he was the superintendent in charge of the south part of vancouver , and as an inspector was commander of district 3 , which corresponds to the southeast quadrant of vancouver .
other roles in his career with the vpd have included heading the drug squad and indo-canadian gang task force , as well as implementing the department 's compstat information technology system .
he is a published author who also teaches criminology and criminal justice at two b.c. colleges .
he pioneered initiatives aimed at crime reduction and prevention as well as greater community and police engagement .
he led the indo-canadian task force and inspired the formation of grassroots organizations dedicated to preventing gang violence .
