"Minister of Provincial Revenue ofBritish Columbia" . "MLAforOkanagan-Westside" . "Rick Thorpe is a Canadian politician. He was a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of British Columbia from 1996 to 2009, representing the riding of Okanagan-Westside.A Certified Management Accountant, Thorpe was employed in the brewing industry for 22 years and then was a partner in a winery. He served as president of the Okanagan Wine Festival in 1994 and 1995."@en . . "Minister of Small Business ofBritish Columbia" . . "2005-06-16Z"^^ . . "Canadian politician" . "2004-01-26Z"^^ . "2001-06-05Z"^^ . "2008-06-23Z"^^ . "Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise ofBritish Columbia" . "Thorpe, Rick"@en . "2004-01-26Z"^^ . "Minister responsible for Deregulation ofBritish Columbia" . "Rick Thorpe"@en . .