Damian Kettlewell

Damian Kettlewell (b. November 29, 1971 in Sydney, Australia) is a deputy leader of the Green Party of British Columbia.

Kettlewell serves as chair of the Rivershed Society of British Columbia, and as executive director of BC EcoEvents. He ran as a candidate for the Green Party of British Columbia in the provincial riding of Vancouver-Point Grey in 2005.

Biography

Damian Kettlewell was born in Sydney, Australia, and moved to Canada with his extended family at the age of six months. He was raised in the Marpole and Shaughnessy areas of Vancouver, British Columbia, and currently lives with his wife in Kitsilano Point.

Education

Kettlewell graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1994 with an applied science degree in economics and communications. He then completed an MBA in Leadership at Royal Roads University in 2004. In September 2004, Kettlewell presented his thesis at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference in Toronto.

Politics

Damian Kettlewell ran as a candidate for the Green Party of British Columbia in the provincial riding of Vancouver-Point Grey during the 2005 British Columbia provincial election. Kettlewell finished 3rd out of 7 candidates - receiving 4,111 votes, or 15.12% of valid ballots cast. [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/ge2005/fresults/vpg.htm Vancouver-Point Grey Electoral District] , Elections BC.]

Kettlewell is currently one of two Deputy Leaders of the Green Party of British Columbia.

Business

Kettlewell has worked in design and purchasing for a leading national electronics retailer, as an account manager for an industrial service company and as a provincial sales manager for an advertising firm. Kettlewell has twice won corporate awards of excellence from separate employers and is currently pursuing personal business interests.

Trivia

*Kettlewell was one of the first four people in British Columbia's Lower Mainland to drive an automobile fueled by waste vegetable oil. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050413094642/http://www.westender.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=49&cat=23&id=401338&more= A Green tour of Kits Point] , "West Ender", March 31, 2005.]
*Kettlewell's proposal for "pay-as-you-drive" automobile insurance was the top news story for the majority of September 6, 2007 on Vancouver radio station CKWX News 1130. [http://www.news1130.com/news/topstory/article.jsp?content=20070906_151654_5792 ICBC downplays proposal for 'pay-as-you-go' insurance premiums] , "News1130", September 6, 2007.]
*Kettlewell was formerly neighbours with Trevor Linden of the Vancouver Canucks. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050413094642/http://www.westender.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=49&cat=23&id=401338&more= A Green tour of Kits Point] , "West Ender", March 31, 2005.]

References

External links

* [http://www.damiankettlewell.com/ Damian Kettlewell's official campaign website]
* [http://www.ecobc.org/index.cfm?act=org&org_type_ID=0&service_ID=0&issue_ID=0&region_ID=0&SCOPE_ID=0&term=&start=1&maxrows=25&org_ID=26 BC EcoEvents]