Sue Hammell
Surrey-Green Timbers MLA
Elected: 1991, 1996, 2005, 2009
Sue Hammell was first elected as the MLA for Surrey–Green Timbers in 1991 and was re-elected in 1996. She was re-elected again on May 15, 2009.
Sue currently serves as the Deputy Health Critic. From 2005-2009, Sue served as the Assistant Deputy Speaker of the Legislature.
During her time in government, Sue served in a number of cabinet positions, including Minister of Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services, Minister Responsible for Co-operatives, and the Minister for Women’s Equality. In addition, she was Government Caucus Chair and was active on several legislative committees.
While serving in government, Sue was a founding member of the Minerva Foundation for BC Women, initiated in 1999 to provide funds for projects that will assist women to realize their potential and to create a safe place for them to live and work in British Columbia.
Since 2000, Sue has been working with Washington DC-based National Democratic Institute. With NDI she traveled to the Middle East six times to work with emerging political parties and female candidates. In 2010, Sue went to Jordan and Turkey with NDI.
In 2002, Sue worked with the Surrey Aboriginal Society as their Executive Director. She developed the Society into a modern urban centre for aboriginal people with an annual budget of over 2 million dollars.
Born in Vancouver, Sue was raised on Sea Island in Richmond. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of British Columbia, she taught in Verdun, Quebec, in Courtenay and Surrey.
Sue is married and has one grown daughter, Sage. Sue and her husband John have lived in the Surrey-Green Timbers area since 1990.
