Pam Alexis

Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Alexis attended University of Victoria, receiving a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1980 and a teaching certificate in 1982.{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/profile-pam-alexis-running-for-council/ |title=Profile: Pam Alexis, running for council |newspaper=Mission City Record |date=2011-10-12 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/theatre/alumni/archive/self/alexis-pam.php |title=Pam Alexis |publisher=University of Victoria |accessdate=2023-03-26 }} She lived in Japan with her family from 1985 to 1990 before moving to Dallas, Texas, teaching English as a second or foreign language during that time. They returned to Canada in 1994, settling in the District of Mission in the Fraser Valley. She worked at the Clarke Theatre in Mission from 1996 to 2001, before founding an event management company.

Prior to politics, she served on several boards and non-profit organizations, including the Mission Chamber of Commerce (vice-president), the Rotary Club of Mission Midday, and the Sunshine Rotary Club, where she also served as president and earned four Paul Harris Fellowships. She was vice-president for the 2014 BC Winter Games hosted in Mission.{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/alexis-in-civic-race/ |title=Profile: Alexis in civic race |newspaper=Mission City Record |first=Carol |last=Aun |date=2014-09-27 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }}

She was first elected as a Mission school trustee in the 2005 municipal election and was re-elected in 2008. She unsuccessfully ran for a seat on Mission District Council in 2011, before winning election to council in 2014 by taking the largest number of votes.{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/meet-missions-new-mayor-pam-alexis/ |title=Meet Mission's new mayor: Pam Alexis |newspaper=Mission City Record |first=Kevin |last=Mills |date=2018-10-26 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index?localgovernmentid=75&select-year=2014&select-view-by=municipality |title=Election Results - 2014 - Municipality - Mission (City) |publisher=CivicInfo BC |accessdate=2023-03-26 }} In 2018, she won the district's mayoral race.

She ran in the 2020 provincial election as a BC NDP candidate in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission,{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/mission-mayor-pam-alexis-to-run-for-the-ndp/ |title=Mission Mayor Pam Alexis to run for the NDP |newspaper=Mission City Record |date=2020-09-25 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }} defeating the two-term incumbent Liberal candidate Simon Gibson to become the riding's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/ndps-pam-alexis-wins-abbotsford-mission-riding/ |title=NDP's Pam Alexis wins Abbotsford-Mission riding |newspaper=Mission City Record |date=2020-11-07 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }} She resigned as mayor of Mission on November 12, 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/pam-alexis-resigns-as-mayor-by-election-planned-for-spring-2021/ |title=Pam Alexis resigns as Mission's mayor, by-election planned for spring 2021 |newspaper=Mission City Record |first=Patrick |last=Penner |date=2020-11-12 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }} She suffered a stroke in September 2021, but recovered with no permanent side effects and resumed her work as MLA the following month.{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/mla-pam-alexis-back-at-work-after-suffering-from-a-stroke/ |title=MLA Pam Alexis back at work after suffering from a stroke |newspaper=Mission City Record |first=Kevin |last=Mills |date=2021-10-28 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/looking-back-its-been-a-year-since-pam-alexis-was-elected-as-mla-for-abbotsford-mission/ |title=Looking back: It's been a year since Pam Alexis was elected as MLA for Abbotsford-Mission |newspaper=Mission City Record |first=Kevin |last=Mills |date=2021-11-04 |accessdate=2023-03-26 }}

She was named Minister of Agriculture and Food by Premier David Eby on December 7, 2022.{{Cite press release |date=2022-12-07 |title=New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate |url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0097-001863 |access-date=2022-12-09 |publisher=Office of the Premier of British Columbia |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet with Niki Sharma, Katrine Conroy and Ravi Kahlon in top posts |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/bc-premier-david-eby-new-cabinet |access-date=2023-03-21 |date=2022-12-08 |first=Katie |last=deRosa |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |language=en-CA}}

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