Researching Joan Smallwood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2763 people with the Smallwood surname? In that year Smallwood was ranked number 1435 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Joan means "God's gracious gift" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joan Smallwood on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joan Smallwood and the Smallwood Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3153 people with the Smallwood surname in the UK? Smallwood is now ranked number 1751 for popularity in the UK. |
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Joan Smallwood
Joan Kathleen Smallwood (born August 15, 1950) is a former politician in British Columbia. She represented Surrey-Guildford-Whalley from 1986 to 1991 and Surrey-Whalley from 1991 to 2001 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
She was born Joan Kathleen Beech in Vancouver, British Columbia, the daughter of Lester Beech. In 1970, she married Larry Smallwood. She worked for Langley Family Services before entering politics. Smallwood served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Women's Equality, as Minister of Labour, as Minister of Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services, as Minister of Social Services and as Minister of Women's Equality. In 1996, she ran for the leadership of the provincial NDP. Smallwood was defeated by Elayne Brenzinger when she ran for reelection to the assembly in 2001.
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