Thomas Neil Vant (born July 11, 1944)[1] is an Anglican clergyman, prospector, businessman and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1986 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit member.

Thomas Neil Vant
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Cariboo
In office
October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991
Serving with Alex Fraser (1986-1989)
David Zirnhelt (1989-1991)
Preceded byAlex Fraser
Succeeded byRiding Abolished
Personal details
Born (1944-07-11) July 11, 1944 (age 80)
Nelson, British Columbia
Political partySocial Credit
OccupationClergyman, Prospector

He was born in Nelson, British Columbia, the son of Thomas E. Vant and Helen Isabel Simpson, and was educated in Quesnel, at the B.C. Vocational School, at the University of British Columbia and at the Vancouver School of Theology. In 1970, he married Jeanne Stanton Parmucker. In 1988 and 1989, Vant served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Transportation and Highways.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flanagan, Kathryn M; Miller, Katherine J (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.