Bill Barisoff

Bill Barisoff
36th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
September 12, 2005  June 25, 2013
Preceded byClaude Richmond
Succeeded byLinda Reid
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Penticton
Penticton-Okanagan Valley (2001-2009)
Okanagan-Boundary (1996-2001)
In office
May 28, 1996  May 14, 2013
Preceded byBill Barlee
Succeeded byDan Ashton
Minister of Provincial Revenue of British Columbia
In office
June 5, 2001  January 26, 2004
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRick Thorpe
Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection of British Columbia
In office
January 26, 2004  June 16, 2005
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byJoyce Murray
Succeeded byBarry Penner (Minister of Environment)
Personal details
Born1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)
Oliver, British Columbia
Political partyBC Liberal
SpouseEdna Barisoff

Bill Barisoff is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia from 1996 to 2013, representing the districts of Okanagan-Boundary, Penticton-Okanagan Valley and Penticton over the course of his career. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, he served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Provincial Revenue and Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection. He was also the 36th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2013.