Laird Cronk

President
BC Federation of Labour

Laird Cronk was re-elected to his second term as BC Federation of Labour president in November 2020. A Red Seal electrician, he has been an IBEW Local 230 member for over three decades. He is a board member of the provincial Industry Training Authority, which helps to guide the training of B.C.’s skilled trades workers. Cronk advocates for the interests of working people as a member of the Premier’s Economic Recovery Task Force.

NON-PROFIT CAUSE: B.C. Multiple Sclerosis Society.
FUN FACT: I was a really bad amateur boxer for 35 years.
SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE: Jack Layton: he made us all better.
FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM: Chicago Bears.