Fred Gingell

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

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Fred Gingell (November 18, 1930 – July 6, 1999) was an English-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Delta South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1999 as a Liberal. He was born in London.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cOSIAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Gingell,+fred%22+delta|title = The Canadian Parliamentary Guide|year = 1997| publisher=P. G. Normandin |isbn = 9781896413433}}

He served as finance critic in the provincial assembly. Gingell was leader of the opposition in the provincial assembly from February 1993 to March 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-02-20 |title=Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- |publisher=BC Legislature |accessdate=2011-07-20 }} He served as the first president of Kwantlen College. Gingell died in office from cancer.{{cite web |date=July 6, 1999 |title=Hansard |url=https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/36th3rd/19990706pm-Hansard-v16n18.HTM |accessdate=2024-11-27 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia}}{{Cite news |date=July 6, 1999 |title=Liberal MLA dies |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/liberal-mla-dies-1.195647 |access-date=April 8, 2022}}

Fred Gingell Park in Tsawwassen was named in his honour. A provincial program to treat stuttering is named the Fred Gingell Memorial Stuttering Treatment Support Program.{{cite web |url=http://www.bcaps.bc.ca/history.html |title=History |publisher=BCAPS |accessdate=2012-02-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801065800/http://www.bcaps.bc.ca/history.html |archive-date=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead }}

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