Grace Lore

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Grace Lore | image = Grace Lore, BC NDP candidate for Victoria-Beacon Hill (cropped).jpg | caption = Campaign portrait, 2024 | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLA|size=100%}} | office = Minister without Portfolio | term_start = December 10, 2024 | term_end = | premier = David Eby | office1 = Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia | term_start1 = January 15, 2024 | term_end1 = December 10, 2024 | premier1 = David Eby | predecessor1 = Mitzi Dean | successor1 = Jodie Wickens (acting) | office2 = Minister of State for Child Care of British Columbia | term_start2 = December 7, 2022 | term_end2 = January 15, 2024 | premier2 = David Eby | predecessor2 = Katrina Chen | successor2 = Mitzi Dean | office3 = Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia | term_start3 = December 7, 2022 | term_end3 = January 15, 2024 | premier3 = John Horgan <br /> David Eby | predecessor3 = ''Position established'' | successor3 = Kelli Paddon | assembly4 = British Columbia Legislative | constituency_AM4 = Victoria-Beacon Hill | term_start4 = October 24, 2020 | term_end4 = | predecessor4 = Carole James | successor4 = | party = New Democratic | birth_date = | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | occupation = | alma_mater = University of British Columbia <br> London School of Economics | spouse = Rob Lore | children = 2 }}

'''Grace Lore''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLA}} is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill since 2020.<ref>[https://www.saanichnews.com/news/polls-will-soon-close-in-victoria-beacon-hill/ "NDP’s Grace Lore declared winner in Victoria-Beacon Hill"]. ''Saanich News'', October 24, 2020.</ref> A member of the New Democratic Party, she currently sits in Cabinet as a minister without portfolio, and previously as minister of Children and Family Development.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Meissner |first=Dirk |date=Jan 15, 2024 |title=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-drops-mitzi-dean-1.7084660 |work=CBC News}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Lore was born in Calgary, Alberta.<ref name=":0" /> She studied political science at the University of British Columbia. Afterwards, she attended London School of Economics for her Master's before returning to UBC for her PhD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grace Lore on her journey from UBC Political Science to the BC Legislature |url=https://politics.ubc.ca/news/grace-lore-on-her-journey-from-ubc-political-science-to-the-bc-legislature/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Department of Political Science |language=en-US}}</ref> Starting in 2018, she began working as a lecturer at the University of Victoria.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=2020 B.C. election: Victoria-Beacon Hill candidates and riding profile |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/2019-byelection-archive/2020-bc-election-victoria-beacon-hill-candidates-and-riding-profile-4684818 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref> Lore teaches Canadian politics, gender and politics, and research methods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grace Lore |url=https://gracelore.bcndp.ca/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=BC NDP |language=en}}</ref>

==Political career== On December 7, 2022, Lore was appointed the Minister of State for Child Care.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-07 |title=B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet mixes veterans with 1st-time ministers faces in key portfolios |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-bc-cabinet-2022-swearing-in-1.6677372 |access-date=2022-12-07 |work=CBC News}}</ref> She was then appointed as Minister of Children and Family Development on January 15, 2024.<ref name=":1" />

Lore was re-elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election, defeating Sonia Furstenau, leader of the Green Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Charlie |date=2024-10-20 |title=Election BC: Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/19/bc-green-leader-sonia-furstenau-loses-seat/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=CityNews Vancouver |language=en}}</ref> She was re-appointed as Minister of Children and Family Development in November 2024, but temporarily stepped down for medical reasons in December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=Grace Lore steps down as minister following cancer diagnosis |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/grace-lore-steps-down-as-minister-following-cancer-diagnosis-9913675 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life == Lore and her husband, Rob, have two children. Her son was treated for a brain tumor in 2021, only months after she was first elected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherlock |first=Tracy |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Can Grace Lore Fix the Ministry for Children and Families? |url=https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/01/Can-Grace-Lore-Fix-Ministry-Children/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=The Tyee}}</ref>

=== Health === In November 2024, Lore was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and subsequently stepped back from her cabinet duties while continuing to serve as MLA. She has since undergone chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, and has provided periodic public updates on her recovery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Adam |date=2025-10-03 |title=Victoria MLA Grace Lore provides update on cancer treatment, recovery |url=https://cheknews.ca/victoria-mla-grace-lore-provides-update-on-cancer-treatment-recovery-1281801/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=CHEK |language=en-CA}}</ref>

==Electoral history== {{2024 British Columbia general election/Victoria-Beacon Hill}} {{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/Victoria-Beacon Hill}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lore, Grace}} Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians Category:British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs Category:Women MLAs in British Columbia Category:Politicians from Calgary Category:Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia