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Ronald D. Cannan  MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kelowna—Lake Country
Incumbent
Assumed office  2006
Preceded by	Werner Schmidt
Born	May 8, 1961 (1961-05-08) (age 48) Edmonton, Alberta
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Cindy Cannan
Residence	Kelowna, British Columbia
Profession	advertising consultant, business manager

Ronald "Ron" D. Cannan (born May 8, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian Member of Parliament and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. An advertising consultant by profession, Cannan was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election and represents the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country. Previously, he sat on Kelowna City Council from 1996 to 2005.

Contents 1 Family background 2 Career background 2.1 Municipal politics (1996-2005) 2.2 Federal politics (2005-2008) 3 Community involvement 4 Election results 4.1 Kelowna—Lake Country 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Family background

Ron and his wife Cindy (whom he married in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta) have three daughters: Amanda, Ashley, and Amy. They moved to Kelowna in 1990 and currently reside in the Glenmore area.

[edit] Career background

Prior to entering politics, Cannan was heavily involved in marketing and advertising sales. Previous experience includes self-employed business person in Alberta and British Columbia plus worked as an advertising consultant for the Kelowna Daily Courier newspaper, for Corus Entertainment (TV Advertising Sales), a marketing representative for Costco Wholesale, a sales supervisor for Coca-Cola, and a business manager for two Okanagan automobile dealerships.

[edit] Municipal politics (1996-2005)

Cannan was first elected to Kelowna City Council in the November 1996 civic election for a three-year term. He was successfully re-elected in the next two consecutive elections, and served a total of nine years on Kelowna City Council. During this time, he also served as a director for the Central Okanagan Regional District.

[edit] Federal politics (2005-2008)

Cannan was approached by the Conservative Party of Canada to run for Member of Parliament (MP) of Kelowna—Lake Country following the retirement of four term incumbent Werner Schmidt. After winning the nomination in May 2005, Cannan was subsequently elected MP on January 23, 2006, in the 2006 federal election by capturing nearly fifty-percent of the vote. Cannan also was re-elected on October 14, 2008 with over 55% of the share of the votes. ^[1]

[edit] Community involvement

In addition to his work on city council, Cannan was involved in the community. He served on the Okanagan Mainline Municipal Association executive for five years (including two years as president), and served two years as director on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive (UBCM). Cannan also sat on the Okanagan University College Access to Training Advisory Board, the Glenmore Elementary School Parents Advisory Council, the Kelowna Christian School Fundraising committee, the Central Okanagan Cycling Coalition, the South Glenmore Residents Association, and he was co-founder of Okanagan Volunteer Festival.

Both Ron and Cindy are active members of Willow Park Church in Kelowna where Ron is a drummer in the church band.

[edit] Election results

[edit] Kelowna—Lake Country

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ron Cannan	31,902 [2]	55.98%
	New Democrat	Tish Lakes	8,623	15.13%
	Liberal	Diana Cabott	8,427	14.79%
	Green	Angela Reid	7,819	13.72%
	Communist	Mark Haley	218	0.38%
Total valid votes			56,989	100%
Total rejected ballots			N/A	N/A
Turnout			56,989	63.32%

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ron Cannan
• Parliament of Canada biography