Allan Williams

Louis Allan Williams (May 22, 1922 – February 28, 2011) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Howe Sound in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1983. Initially part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, he joined the Social Credit Party (Socred) in 1975, and served as labour minister and Attorney General under Premier Bill Bennett.

Biography Born in Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Williams grew up in Assiniboia before moving with his parents to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1936. After being discharged in 1946, he studied law at the University of British Columbia, and was called to the British Columbia bar in 1950. he was re-elected there in 1969 and 1972. then joined the Socreds that September alongside former Liberal MLAs Garde Gardom and Pat McGeer.

The Socreds returned to power in the December 1975 election, and the re-elected Williams was named by Premier Bill Bennett as labour minister; he was also given responsibility for native affairs. After leaving provincial politics, he returned to the practice of law, then served again on the West Vancouver council from 1993 to 2002.