Murray Coell

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{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Murray Coell

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| birth_date={{Birth based on age as of date|46|2001|5|17}}Murray Coell re-elected, Green candidate second: [Final Edition]

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| assembly2 = British Columbia Legislative

| constituency_AM2 = Saanich North and the Islands

| term_start2 = May 28, 1996

| term_end2 = May 14, 2013

| predecessor2 = Clive Tanner

| successor2 = Gary Holman

|office3 = Minister of Human Resources
of British Columbia

|premier3 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start3 = June 5, 2001

|term_end3 = January 26, 2004

|predecessor3 =

|successor3 = Stan Hagen

|office4 = Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services
of British Columbia

|premier4 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start4 = January 26, 2004

|term_end4 = June 16, 2005

|predecessor4 = George Abbott

|successor4 = Tom Christensen (Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation), Ida Chong (Women’s and Seniors’ Services)

|office6 = Minister responsible for Research and Technology
of British Columbia

|premier6 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start6 = June 16, 2005

|term_end6 = June 23, 2008

|predecessor6 =

|successor6 =

|office5 = Minister of Advanced Education of British Columbia

|premier5 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start5 = June 16, 2005

|term_end5 = June 10, 2009

|predecessor5 = Ida Chong

|successor5 = Moira Stilwell

|office7 = Minister of Labour Market Development of British Columbia

|premier7 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start7 = June 23, 2008

|term_end7 = June 10, 2009

|predecessor7 =

|successor7 = Moira Stilwell

|office8 = Minister of Labour of British Columbia

|premier8 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start8 = June 10, 2009

|term_end8 = October 25, 2010

|predecessor8 = Iain Black

|successor8 = Iain Black

|office9 = Minister of Environment
of British Columbia

|premier9 = Gordon Campbell

|term_start9 = October 25, 2010

|term_end9 = March 14, 2011

|predecessor9 = Barry Penner

|successor9 = Terry Lake

| party = Liberal

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Murray Coell (born 1955 or 1954) is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, a suburb of Victoria, from 1996 through 2012. He is a BC Liberal. He previously served as the Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development; Minister of Human Resources; Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services; and Minister of Advanced Education and Minister Responsible for Research and Technology.{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.bc.ca/premier/cabinet_ministers/murray_coell.html|title=Honorable Murray Coell|work=Cabinet Ministers|publisher=Government of British Columbia|accessdate=26 January 2014}}

Coell was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1996 and has been re-elected in 2001, 2005, and 2009. He announced in 2012 that he would not run for re-election.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/another-b-c-liberal-quits-politics-1.1202920|title=Another B.C. Liberal quits politics|date=July 11, 2012|work=CBC|accessdate=26 January 2014}}

Prior to being elected to provincial office, Coell was mayor of Saanich, British Columbia for six years. He has also served as chair of the Capital Regional District. Before entering politics, Coell was a social worker and a small business owner. He has a Bachelor of Arts in social welfare from the University of Victoria.