Victor Stephens

Victor Albert Stephens
MLA for Oak Bay
In office
1978–1979
Personal details
Born1931 (age 93–94)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyBritish Columbia Progressive Conservative Party
Children3[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Victor Albert Stephens (born 1931) is a Canadian former politician and lawyer. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1978 to 1979, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Oak Bay.[2] He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in BC between October 1977 and November 1980.

He was born in Calgary in 1931 and attended the University of British Columbia where he earned a law degree.[1] Stephens was an active cross-country runner in his younger years.[1] He also spent a year in Vanuatu with his wife and three children, where he worked as a lawyer representing the local population.[1] In 2011, Stephens resided Boston Bar, British Columbia in the Nahatlatch River valley where he ran a RV resort and golf course with his brother.[1] Until 2024 he was the last Conservative MLA elected.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hawthorn, Tom (July 19, 2011). "B.C.'s last conservative MLA muses on life in the wilderness". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia". 1979.