Lord today we lift up MLA Jackie Tegart. As she serves today help her to serve with an open heart, open ears and eyes. To serve with wisdom and to find strength from You Lord. We ask this in Jesus name – Amen.
Jackie Tegart was first elected in 2013 and re-elected as the MLA for Fraser-Nicola in 2017.
Prior to being elected as a MLA, Jackie served three terms on the village council in Ashcroft. She was a member of the school board for 17 years, serving as chair for 15 of those, and was also president of the BC School Trustees Association.
Jackie has served as Government Caucus Chair and the Liaison for the Community Poverty Reduction Initiative. She has also been a member of a number of committees, including most recently the Cabinet Committee on Secure Tomorrow, and the Environment and Land Use Committee.
Jackie has four children and nine grandchildren with her late husband, Gordon, who lost his battle with cancer in 2009. Jackie and Gordon met in Ashcroft, where she raised her family and continues to live today.