Terry Beech

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Terry Beech

MP
Terry Beech in 2014
Beech in 2014
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Assumed office
August 31, 2018
MinisterMarc Garneau
Preceded byKaren McCrimmon
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard
In office
January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018
MinisterJonathan Wilkinson
Preceded byInformation unavailable
Succeeded bySean Casey
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterKirsty Duncan
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byKate Young
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Burnaby North—Seymour
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byNew riding
Nanaimo City Councillor
In office
December 6, 1999 – December 2, 2002
Personal details
Born (1981-04-02) April 2, 1981 (age 38)[1]
Comox, British Columbia
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Ravi Bansal Beech
ResidenceBurnaby, British Columbia
Alma materSimon Fraser University
Oxford University

Terry Beech MP (born April 2, 1981) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Burnaby North—Seymour[2] during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[3][4]

In 1999, Beech, then aged 18, was elected to the Nanaimo City Council, becoming British Columbia's youngest-ever elected official. He served on the council for three years, and did not seek re-election, instead moving to Burnaby to pursue a degree at Simon Fraser University. After completing a joint major in business and economics there, he attended Oxford University, finishing with an MBA. After finishing his education, he pursued a variety of business and charitable activities.

Beech was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Burnaby North—Seymour in July 2014, and won the election in the following October.[3]

From 2015 to 2017, Beech served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science. In January 2017, Beech was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. He held this role until August 2018, when he was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport.[5]

In November 2018, Beech was awarded Maclean’s Magazine’s Parliamentarian of the Year for Best Civic Outreach.[6]

Background[edit]

Beech was born in Comox, BC, and moved to Victoria, BC when he was one. His father worked as a janitor and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. While in Victoria, Beech attended Arbutus Junior High School before moving on to Mount Douglas Senior Secondary. He later moved to Nanaimo, BC, and attended John Barsby Secondary School. While in grade 12, he coached the debate team and sat on the board of the Harewood Community Project Society.

In 2006, Beech and his twin brother, Doug, founded a non-profit organization called Twinbro Local Leaders.[7] Twinbro was created to empower youth, and help them access post-secondary education, regardless of their social and economic background.[8]

While working on his MBA at Oxford University, Beech started tech company, HiretheWorld in his dorm room. In 2010, HiretheWorld won the BCIC New Ventures Competition, and in 2012, it was named one of BC Business Magazine’s top 20 most innovative companies.[9]

Beech has taught entrepreneurship and finance courses as an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University[10] and the University of British Columbia[11], and helped redesign the entrepreneurship program at Simon Fraser.

In 2010/11, Beech participated in the Action Canada program, where he co-authored, “Fueling Canada’s Economic Success: A National Strategy for High-Growth Entrepreneurship.[12]”

Municipal Politics[edit]

Beech was elected to Nanaimo City Council in 1999 at age 18[13], becoming British Columbia's youngest-ever elected official. While councillor, he sat on the Advisory Committee on the Environment, and the Joint Use Committee with School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith.

Burnaby North-Seymour Member of Parliament[edit]

In the 2015 Canadian federal election, Beech defeated New Democratic Party candidate and former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia, Carol Baird Ellan by 3,401 votes.[14] Beech also defeated Conservative Party candidate and now Mayor of the District of North Vancouver, Mike Little, by 4,326 votes.[14] After the election, Beech was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science[5]. In January 2017, Beech was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard[5]. He held this role until August 2018, when he was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport.[5]


Electoral record[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election: Burnaby North—Seymour
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Terry Beech 17,770 35.5 -0.59
New Democratic Svend Robinson 16,185 32.3 +2.69
Conservative Heather Leung 9,734 19.4 -8.44
Green Amita Kuttner 4,801 9.6 +4.33
People's Rocky Dong 1,079 2.2 –
Independent Robert Taylor 271 0.5 –
Libertarian Lewis Dahlby 219 0.4 -0.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,059 100.0
Total rejected ballots 466
Turnout 50,525 65.4
Eligible voters 77,301
Liberal hold Swing -1.64
Heather Leung was dropped by the Conservative Party of Canada after past homophobic remarks were made public,[15] but still appeared on the ballot papers.
Source: Elections Canada[16][17]
2015 Canadian federal election: Burnaby North—Seymour
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Terry Beech 18,938 36.09 +20.37 $112,731.67
New Democratic Carol Baird Ellan 15,537 29.61 -5.55 $151,963.09
Conservative Mike Little 14,612 27.84 -16.39 $74,815.44
Green Lynne Quarmby 2,765 5.27 +1.39 $104,104.37
Libertarian Chris Tylor 252 0.48 – –
Independent Helen Hee Soon Chang 207 0.39 – $1,011.85
Communist Brent Jantzen 126 0.24 – –
Marxist–Leninist Brian Sproule 43 0.08 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,480 100.00   $206,738.46
Total rejected ballots 260 0.49 –
Turnout 52,740 70.34 –
Eligible voters 74,982
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.38
Source: Elections Canada[18][19][20]

Personal Life[edit]

In 2013, Beech married his wife, Ravi Bansal Beech, who is the COO of Valley Acrylic Bath Ltd, and one of the 2018 Business in Vancouver’s 40 under 40.[21] They have one daughter together, Nova, born on December 4th, 2018 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, British Columbia.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Expenditures by Member - Selection of Members". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  3. ^ a b "Liberal Terry Beech wins Burnaby North-Seymour". CBC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Canada election 2015: List of elected B.C. candidates". CBA News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "Roles - Terry Beech - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca.
  6. ^ "Terry Beech: The perpetual door-knocker - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca.
  7. ^ Bjornson, Leah. "Former professor to represent Burnaby North-Seymour riding | The Peak".
  8. ^ "Twinbro - Mission and History". www.twinbro.com.
  9. ^ "Beedie alumnus and MP Terry Beech named Young Global Leader - SFU News - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca.
  10. ^ "Beedie alumnus and MP Terry Beech named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum | Ideas@Beedie". beedie.sfu.ca.
  11. ^ [2][dead link]
  12. ^ "Task Force on A National Strategy for High Growth Entrepreneurship".
  13. ^ "Terry Beech (Liberal/Burnaby North-Seymour): This wunderkind was Canada’s youngest city councillor when elected in Nanaimo at age 18. A decade and a half later he could add Oxford MBA, entrepreneur, professor, philanthropist and now MP to his resumé after his surprise victory in a riding the Liberals had no expectation of winning when the election was called". www.vancouversun.com.
  14. ^ a b "Official Voting Results". www.elections.ca.
  15. ^ Baker, Rafferty (3 October 2019). "Conservatives eject B.C. candidate over 'offensive' comments about LGBTQ people". CBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  16. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  18. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015
  19. ^ Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour
  20. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  21. ^ "Ravi Beech". Business in Vancouver.
  22. ^ Campbell, Chris (March 3, 2019). "MP tells House of Commons about how New West NICU saved his baby". New West Record. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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