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Derril Thomas Warren (1939-2005) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who campaigned in British Columbia as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia.
Early life and education
[edit]Derril Thomas Warren was born in Saskatoon on May 23, 1939, to Tom and Norma Warren, and had two brothers.[1]
He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia (1961), Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie Law School (1964), and Master of Laws from Harvard Law School (1965).[1]
Career
[edit]Warren practiced law from 1965 to 1971, after which he began his political career. His first year in politics, he served as the Conservative Party of British Columbia's leader.[1] Under his watch over the 1972 British Columbia general election, the Conservatives won two seats, regaining a presence in the Provincial Legislature for the first time since 1953.
He placed third in a September 1973 by-election at Kelowna.[2]
Warren ultimately returned to practicing law. He was appointed to British Columbia's Commission on Electoral Reform in 1982, then to the Queen's Counsel in 1984.[1]
In addition to practicing law and politics, Warren taught at the University of Victoria, University of British Columbia, and City University of Hong Kong.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Warren was married and had three children.[1]
He died May 31, 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Remembering the life of Derril Warren". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ https://rosedeer.blog/2022/08/30/the-consequential-by-elections-of-the-past-50-years-in-british-columbia/ Rosedeer, 2022: The consequential by-elections of the past 50 years in British Columbia.