predecessor successor party office birth_date term_start premier article_title term_end name
first member first member rich coleman riding -rrb- rick thorpe -lrb- small business -rrb- john van dongen dissolved clint hames john martin colin hansen -lrb- economic development liberal mla business and economic development of british columbia minister of public for safety and solicitor general of british columbia mayor of chilliwack chilliwack-sumas , british columbia mla for chilliwack minister of small 13 february 1987 2001 2005 1987 2009 january 26 , 2004 june 16 , gordon campbell gordon campbell john les
 2009 2008 1999 2013 june 16 , 2005 april 1 , john les
john les

john les -lrb- born 1951 or 1952 -rrb- is a canadian politician and former member of the legislative assembly -lrb- mla -rrb- for british columbia .
he has served as parliamentary secretary for harmonized sales tax -lrb- hst -rrb- information , minister of small business and economic development and minister of public safety and solicitor-general for the provincial government .
les was a member of the treasury board and the priorities and planning committee .
he has chaired the government caucus , the legislative special committee on the citizens ' assembly on electoral reform and the select standing committee on aboriginal affairs .
he was a member of the government caucus committee on economy and government operations , the select standing committee on crown corporations and the select standing committee on parliamentary reform , ethical conduct , standing orders and private bills .
les served as mayor of chilliwack from 1987 to 1999 .
before entering politics , he was a partner in a chilliwack dairy , a real estate agent and the owner of a land development company .
he was elected in the 2001 b.c. election representing the british columbia liberal party in the chilliwack-sumas riding .
he won re-election in the 2005 b.c. election .
he was re-elected in the newly created chilliwack riding in the 2009 election .
on march 28 , 2008 , john les resigned from his position as solicitor general pending the outcome of an investigation over allegations of misconduct during his tenure as mayor of chilliwack .
a special prosecutor was appointed to look into a land deal that he was alleged to have benefited from .
in june 2010 , the investigation was concluded with the special prosecutor stating that while les was given preferential treatment in the rezoning of one subdivision , there was not enough evidence to suggest that he used his public office directly to advance his personal interest .
on august 30 , 2012 , les announced that he would not seek re-election as mla for chilliwack .
