Ted Nebbeling

Ted Nebbeling
Ted Nebbeling
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly; for West Vancouver-Garibaldi
	In office; May 28, 1996 – May 17, 2005
Preceded by	David J. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Joan McIntyre
Minister of State for Community Charter of British Columbia
	In office; June 5, 2001 – January 26, 2004
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Personal details
Born	1944; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	October 28, 2009 (aged 65); Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of death	Colon cancer
Political party	BC Liberal
Spouse	Jan Holmberg (m. 2003)

Ted Nebbeling (1944 – October 28, 2009) was a British Columbia Legislative Assembly Member and Minister of State for the Community Charter from 2001 to 2004.

Marriage

He married Jan Holmberg, his partner of 32 years, on November 15, 2003, in one of the world's first same-sex weddings of a serving cabinet minister. The day after his marriage was announced in the media, Nebbeling was dropped from cabinet in a shuffle.^[1] The government stated that the timing was coincidental and that there was no prejudicial motive behind this, as Nebbeling was openly gay at the time of his election. Nebbeling and Holmberg were both immigrants to Canada, Nebbeling from the Netherlands and Holmberg from Sweden. Nebbeling came to Canada in 1977 and became a Canadian citizen in 1980.

Earlier years

Before becoming an MLA in 1996, Nebbeling was mayor and city councillor of Whistler, British Columbia. In January 2005, Nebbeling announced that he would not seek re-election to the Legislative Assembly.

Death

Ted Nebbeling died of colon cancer on October 28, 2009, aged 65.^[2]

References

^ "Cabinet minister weds gay partner, loses job", CNN, 27 January 2004
^ "Former B.C. cabinet minister dies of cancer". CTV News. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2023.