Rick Kasper
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Rick Kasper.jpg
| constituency_AM = Malahat-Juan de Fuca
| assembly = British Columbia Legislative
| term_start = October 17, 1991
| term_end = April 18, 2001
| successor = Brian Kerr
| predecessor = Riding established
| party = Independent (2000–present)
| otherparty = New Democratic (until 2000)
}}
Rick F. G. Kasper (born 1951 or 1952) is a Canadian retired politician, bricklayer, and stonemason who served served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), represented the riding of Malahat-Juan de Fuca from 1991 to 2001. Initially a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he later left the party and sat as an Independent in 2000.{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2000 |title=NDP MLA quits |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ndp-mla-quits-1.206268 |work=CBC News}}
Early life and career
Kasper studied at the Pacific Vocational Institute and became a bricklayer. He later became a member of the Capital Regional District board, representing Langford for nine years.
Kasper ran in the 1991 British Columbia general election as a member of the BC NDP in the riding of Malahat-Juan de Fuca. During his time in office he served as parliamentary secretary to several ministers.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Kasper.htm |title=Mr. Rick Kasper |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-02-24}} Kasper was later defeated by Brian Kerr when he ran for reelection as an independent in 2001.{{cite web |url=http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/354968/electhistvol2.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001 |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2012-02-18}}
After his time in provincial politics, Kasper served as municipal councillor for Sooke from 2005 to 2008 and was elected again in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.sooke.ca/EN/main/government/mayor_council/Rick_Kasper.html |title=Councillor Rick Kasper |publisher=District of Sooke |accessdate=2012-02-24}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasper, Rick}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{NDP-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub}}