William James "Bill" Hartley (January 12, 1945 – ) is a former child care worker, restaurant owner and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada. He represented Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1991 to 2001 as a member of the NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

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. He served as Speaker

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 of the assembly from 2000 to 2001.

He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Fred Hartley and Betty MacPherson, and was educated at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

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. He served on the town council for Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

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from 1983 to 1987 and was mayor from 1987 to 1990. In 1992, he married Alice Arnott Muir.