Peter Julian

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**Peter S. Julian**


Incumbent
Riding	Burnaby—New Westminster
In office since	2004 election
Preceded by	New district
Born	April 16 1962 (age 44) New Westminster
Residence	New Westminster
Political party	New Democratic Party
Profession(s)	Community activist, executive director, financial administrator, worker
Religion	United Church of Canada
Spouse	Micheline Julian

Peter S. Julian, B.A. is a Canadian politician.

Julian was born on April 16, 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia to Terry and Ruth Julian.

A community activist, Julian was Executive Director of the Council of Canadians and later the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He was a leader in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the opening of a Wal-Mart store in New Westminster. After running unsuccessfully for city council in New Westminster, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 election as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Burnaby—New Westminster, British Columbia. He was re-elected in the 2006 election.

Julian served as the Provincial Secretary for the Quebec section of the NDP in the 90s. He also has been the National Policy Coordinator and Assistant and Acting Federal Secretary of the NDP. He has been a member of the NDP since he was 14 years old.

He also co-founded the Save St. Mary's Hospital Community Coalition. He was a founding member of the B.C. Disability Employment Network and the Burnaby-New Westminster Council of Canadians. He has also volunteered for the local Emergency Social Services, for Royal City Soccer, East Burnaby Minor Baseball, the United Way and the United Church of Canada.

In the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet, he is critic for Persons with Disabilities, International Trade, Pacific Gateway, 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics and Transport. During the 38th Parliament, Julian was the NDP's, critic of Persons with Disabilities, Globalization and the Treasury Board. Julian recently went to Eagleridge bluffs in West Vancouver, where he supported the actions of the protesters who oppose the overland route for part of the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

Julian is fluently bilingual and is also functional in American Sign Language. He lives with his wife Micheline and his son Stefan in the 10th Avenue area of New Westminster. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Quebec at Montreal. His father is a lifelong Liberal party member who supported Stéphane Dion during the 2006 Liberal Leadership Convention, when he became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada [1].

Julian's current legislative assistant is Henri Sader.

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Preceded by District created. See New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby and Vancouver South—Burnaby	Member of Parliament for Burnaby—New Westminster 2004 – present	Incumbent