Gordie Hogg

Gordie Hogg MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock
Incumbent
Assumed office December 11, 2017
Preceded by	Dianne Watts
Chair of the Federal Liberal Pacific Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office March 21, 2018
Preceded by	Randeep Sarai
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-White Rock
In office September 15, 1997 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Wilf Hurd
Succeeded by	Tracy Redies
Minister of Children and Family Development
In office June 5, 2001 – January 26, 2004
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Succeeded by	Christy Clark
8th Mayor of White Rock
In office 1984–1993
Preceded by	Tom Kirstein
Succeeded by	Hardy Staub
Personal details
Born	(1946-08-24) August 24, 1946 Victoria, British Columbia
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	British Columbia Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	LaVerne Hogg
Residence	White Rock, British Columbia
Occupation	Politician

Gordon "Gordie" Hogg MP (born August 24, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock in the House of Commons of Canada, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Surrey-White Rock from 1997 until 2017, as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Early life

Hogg was born to Kathleen and Dr. Allan Hogg , a prominent physician in White Rock, who was instrumental in establishing the first White Rock Hospital in 1954, and is the oldest of four children. Dr. Hogg went on to deliver more than 1,100 children during his time in the community, with a wing of the Peace Arch Hospital named in his honour.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in sociology and psychology from the University of British Columbia and his master's degree in psychology from Antioch College. At the age of 70, while working as a Member of Legislative Assembly, he completed an interdisciplinary doctorate that focused on public policy from Simon Fraser University.

Hogg and his wife LaVerne have one son, Blair, as well were foster parents and billet parents for the Surrey Eagles hockey team. During his time at the University of British Columbia, Hogg was a two-sport athlete, playing football and basketball, including winning the National Junior Men’s Basketball Championship in 1967.

Hogg began coaching baseball in the community in his teens. He was asked to go before White Rock City Council to request support for the team to go to Edmonton for the championships. Upon returning home, Hogg said that he thought the whole thing had been pointless, to which his mother replied “Son, I hoped I’d always raised you to be the kind of person that if you didn’t like something, you wouldn’t complain about it, but you’d get involved and try and make a difference.” Hogg has said that this is what lead him to run for politics, first at the municipal level, then provincially, and federally.

Political career

Municipal

Hogg served on White Rock city council for 20 years, for 10 of which he was mayor. He has been a board member of more than 15 committees and non-profit societies, including the Peace Arch Community Health Council and Peace Arch Hospital. Hogg was elected in 1974 as City Councilor for the City of White Rock. He was elected Mayor in 1984. During his tenure as mayor, Hogg oversaw the development of the White Rock Promenade along the water front, as well as the repurposing of the old Train Station, into the White Rock Museum and Archives.

He first ran for federal office under the Liberal banner in the riding of Surrey—White Rock—South Langley in 1993, placing second behind Reform candidate Val Meredith.

Provincial

He was first elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in a 1997 by-election, and held the seat for twenty years. When the BC Liberals formed Government, Hogg was appointed Minister of Children and Family Development under Premier Gordon Campbell. Hogg would go on to hold a variety of portfolios for Campbell, including Parliamentary Secretary for Not for Profit-Public Partnerships, Minister of State for Mining, Minister of State for ActNowBC. During their time in Opposition, Hogg, Campbell, and Geoff Plante shared an apartment in Victoria.

Hogg announced in October 2016 that he would not seek re-election in 2017. The BC Liberals chose Tracy Redies, former CEO of Coast Capital Savings, as the next candidate for the riding.

Under Premier Christy Clark, Hogg would serve as Government Caucus Chair, as well as Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport.

Federal

Hogg first ran for federal office under the Liberal banner in the riding of Surrey—White Rock—South Langley in 1993, placing second behind Reform candidate Val Meredith.

In 2017, Hogg was selected as the federal Liberal candidate in a by-election in South Surrey—White Rock created by the resignation of incumbent Conservative MP Dianne Watts.

Hogg defeated former Cabinet Minister, and former MP from neighbouring Delta—Richmond East, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, in the by-election, the first time a Liberal had won the riding since the 1940’s, when the riding included all of Surrey, and most of New Westminster./

On March 21, 2018, Hogg was elected as Chair of the Federal Liberal Pacific Caucus. He sits on the House of Commons Standing Committees on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities and Canadian Heritage.

Community work

Hogg was a youth probation officer, and the Director of the Youth Custody Centre in Burnaby, BC. He has been a board member of more than 15 committees and non-profit societies, including the Peace Arch Community Health Council and Peace Arch Hospital.

In 1996, while working as the Director of the Burnaby Youth Detention Centre, he established Night Hoops, a program for at-risk youth to help reduce recidivism, and other related issues.

Hogg was named an Adjunct Professor in Criminology at Simon Fraser University in 2017.

Electoral record

Canadian federal by-election, 2017: South Surrey—White Rock Resignation of Dianne Watts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordie Hogg	14,369	47.49	+6.00
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	12,752	42.14	-1.89
	New Democratic	Jonathan Silveira	1,478	4.88	-5.53
	Green	Larry Colero	1,247	4.12	+0.70
	Christian Heritage	Rod Taylor	238	0.79
	Libertarian	Donald Wilson	89	0.29	-0.17
	Progressive Canadian	Michael Huenefeld	86	0.28	+0.09
Total valid votes/Expense limit			30,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			30,259	38.13	-36.60
Eligible voters			79,359
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+1.40

2013 British Columbia general election: Surrey-White Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gordon Hogg	15092	58.09
	New Democratic	Susan Keeping	7180	27.63
	Green	Don Pitcairn	2304	8.87
	Conservative	Elizabeth Morales Pagtakhan	1301	5.01
	British Columbia Party	Jim Laurence	105	0.40
Total valid votes			25982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			74	0.28
Turnout			26056	64.73
Source: Elections BC

2009 British Columbia general election: Surrey-White Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Hogg	15,121	62.05	+4.19
	New Democratic	Drina Allen	6,668	27.36	+0.96
	Green	Don Pitcairn	2,118	8.69	−2.03
	Reform	David Charles Hawkins	464	1.90
Total			24,371	100.00
Source:"2009 Official Election Results for Surrey-White Rock". Elections BC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

2005 British Columbia general election: Surrey-White Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Hogg	16,462	57.86	−10.84
	New Democratic	Moh Chelali	7,511	26.40	+13.24
	Green	Ashley Brie Hughes	3,051	10.72	−2.44
	Conservative	David James Evans	1,340	4.71
	Democratic Reform	Ronald Edward Dunsford	87	0.31
Total			28,451	100.00

B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-White Rock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gordon J. Hogg	18,678	68.70	+10.66	$46,685
	Green	Ruth Christine	3,577	13.16	+10.98	$2,700
	NDP	Matt Todd	3,415	12.56	-13.87	$5,509
	Unity	Garry Sahl	983	3.62	-
	Marijuana	David Bourgeois	536	1.96	-	$394
Total valid votes			27,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			91	0.33
Turnout			27,280	77.64

1993 Canadian federal election: Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Val Meredith	31,916	43.92	+37.61
	Liberal	Gordon Hogg	24,648	33.91	+10.42
	Progressive Conservative	Norm Blain	8,859	12.19	−31.29
	New Democratic	Mota Jheeta	3,046	4.20	−20.13
	National	Carolyn Goertzen	2,387	3.28	–
	Christian Heritage	Heather Stilwell	871	1.20	−0.20
	Green	Steve Chitty	464	0.64	+0.21
	Natural Law	Derek Nadeau	252	0.35	–
	Canada Party	Farlie Paynter	68	0.09	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Charles Boylan	67	0.09	–
	Independent	Rhonda Thiessen	61	0.08	–
	Commonwealth of Canada	Giancarlo Dalla Valle	37	0.05	–
Total valid votes			72,676	100.00
	Reform gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+13.60

External links

• MLA Gordon Hogg