Fred Randall

{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{for|British 1900 Olympian|Frederick Randall}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Fred Randall | image = Fred Randall, 1991.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|1|25}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|7|5|1931|1|25}} | death_place = Burnaby, British Columbia | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds | term_start = 1991 | term_end = 2001 | predecessor = David Mercier | successor = Patty Sahota | alongside = | party = New Democratic Party | other_party = Burnaby Citizens Association | profession = construction worker, trade union official and politician | spouse = | children = }}

'''Fred G. Randall''' (January 25, 1931 – July 5, 2002) was a construction worker, trade union official and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The Canadian Parliamentary Guide|author=Normandin, P.G.|date=1996|publisher=P. G. Normandin|isbn=9781896413143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EKZDAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref> Randall was business representative and then chief executive officer for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115. He was a city councillor for Burnaby City Council. Randall served on the board of governors for the British Columbia Institute of Technology. During his time in the provincial assembly, he was parliamentary secretary to several provincial cabinet ministers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Randall.htm |title=Mr. Fred Randall |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-03-04 |archive-date=2015-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211041913/http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Randall.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Randall did not run for reelection in 2001.<ref name="elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/354968/electhistvol2.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001 |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> He died the following year of leukaemia.<ref name="civicweb">{{cite web|url=https://burnaby.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=12497|publisher=burnaby.civicweb.net|accessdate=2015-04-01}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="hansard">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/37th4th/h31021p.htm |title=Hansard |date=October 21, 2002 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-03-04 |archive-date=2008-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216152447/https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/37th4th/h31021p.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The aquatic hall at the Edmonds Community Centre in Burnaby has been named in his honour and is called Fred Randall Pool.

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