Dan Coulter was elected as the MLA for Chilliwack in 2020. He serves as the Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit.
While a trustee on the Chilliwack Board of Education from 2013-2020 (and acting as Chair from 2018-2020), Dan was a strong advocate for improvements to the public education system. As former president of CUPE 3787 and a millwright who was severely injured in a workplace accident in 1999, he believes people have the right to safe working conditions.
Dan served on the Mayor's Task Force on Inclusion, Diversity and Accessibility. He is passionate about the rehabilitation of youth in the Criminal Justice System and was a Director for the Chilliwack Restorative Justice Society.
Dan lives in Chilliwack with his partner, Rebecca, and their dogs Spencer and Anna-Bella.