Dean Smith

Dean Edward Smith (October 21, 1928 – April 28, 2010), known as Ed Smith, was a Canadian politician the province of in British Columbia. He represented Peace River North in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1979 as a Social Credit member.

Life and career Smith was born in Champion, Alberta in 1928, In 1973, he ran for the leadership of the Social Credit party. He was speaker for the British Columbia assembly from 1976 to 1978. Smith resigned his position of speaker when criticism followed the appointment of his former secretary Barbara Pennock to the auditor general's office. He married Miss Pennock in August 1978. Smith died in Fort St. John, British Columbia on April 28, 2010, at the age of 81.