Dan Ashton, Penticton, BC

On December 18, 2014 he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Finance. From June 2013 until his most recent appointment, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for Core Review.
He currently serves as the Chair of Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, is a member of the Treasury Board and the Select Standing Committee on Legislative Services, and was the vice-chair of the Cabinet Working Group on Core Review. Dan has been the Premier’s representative to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) since September 2014.
Before being elected as an MLA, Dan served two terms as Mayor of the City of Penticton following three consecutive terms as a councillor. He served ten terms as Chair of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, and spent four years as a trustee on the Municipal Finance Authority.