{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1946)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gerard Janssen | image = Gerard Janssen, 2000.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|5|3}} | birth_place = Venlo, Netherlands | death_date = | constituency_AM = Alberni | assembly = British Columbia Legislative | term_start1 = November 19, 1988 | term_end1 = May 16, 2001 | predecessor1 = Bob Skelly | successor1 = Gillian Trumper | party = British Columbia New Democratic Party | occupation = Jeweller }}
'''Gerard A. Janssen''' (b. May 3, 1946<ref name="ohandley"/>) is a Dutch-born jeweller, watchmaker and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1988 to 2001 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
He was born in Venlo, the son of Nicholas Jannsen and Maria Sloesen,<ref name="ohandley">{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |year=1995 |last=O'Handley |first=Kathryn}}</ref> and came to Canada with his parents in 1952. Janssen later took over the operation of the business established by his parents in 1956.<ref name="bio"/> In 1967, he married Florence Edith Irene McIver.<ref name="ohandley"/> He was a member of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, also serving as its president. Janssen was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1988 by-election held after Bob Skelly resigned his seat to enter federal politics. He served as government whip in the assembly. Janssen was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Janssen.htm |title=Hon. Gerard Janssen |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> He was defeated by Gillian Trumper when he ran for reelection to the assembly in the new riding of Alberni-Qualicum in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/alq.pdf |title=Results of 2001 election |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2012-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703181938/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/alq.pdf |archivedate=2007-07-03 }}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{British Columbia provincial election, 2001/Alberni-Qualicum}} {{British Columbia provincial election, 1996/Alberni}} {{British Columbia provincial election, 1991/Alberni}} {{British Columbia provincial by-election, November 19, 1988/Alberni}}
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