Bruce Banman
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Trevor Halford (interim)
Bruce Banman | |
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 Banman in 2026 | |
| Caucus whip of the Conservative Party of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2024 | |
| Leader | John Rustad Trevor Halford (interim) |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Abbotsford South | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Darryl Plecas |
| Abbotsford City Councillor | |
| In office 2018–2021 | |
| Mayor of Abbotsford | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Preceded by | George Peary |
| Succeeded by | Henry Braun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Bruce Banman |
| Party | BC Conservative (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | BC United (2020–2023) |
| Occupation | Politician, Chiropractor |
Richard Bruce Banman MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Abbotsford South since 2020. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party (later renamed BC United), then crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in 2023. Prior to provincial politics, he served as the mayor of Abbotsford from 2011 to 2014, and an Abbotsford city councillor from 2018 to 2021.
Raised in Chilliwack, Banman moved to Abbotsford in the early 1980s.[1][2] He attended Fraser Valley College[3] before transferring to the Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon.[4] He graduated in 1997,[5] then worked as a chiropractor and small business owner in Abbotsford.[1][6] He is married with two children.[4]