Editing Rob Fleming (section)

{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{for|the fictional character|High Fidelity (novel)}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = 
| image = Rob Fleming.jpg
| name = Rob Fleming
| honorific-suffix = 
| caption = 
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|11}}
| birth_place  = [[Windsor, Ontario]]
| residence    = [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
| office       = Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of [[British Columbia]]
| term_start   = November 26, 2020
| term_end     =  November 18, 2024
| premier      = [[John Horgan]]<br>[[David Eby]]
| predecessor  = [[Claire Trevena]]
| successor    = [[Mike Farnworth]] (Transportation and Transit)<br>[[Bowinn Ma]] (Infrastructure)
| office1      = Minister of Education of [[British Columbia]]
| term_start1  = July 18, 2017
| term_end1    = November 26, 2020
| premier1     = [[John Horgan]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mike Bernier]]
| successor1   = [[Jennifer Whiteside]]
| constituency_AM2 = [[Victoria-Swan Lake]]<br /><small>[[Victoria-Hillside]] (2005-2009)</small>
| assembly2    = British Columbia Legislative
| term_start2  = May 17, 2005
| term_end2    = September 21, 2024
| predecessor2 = [[Sheila Orr]]
| successor2   = [[Nina Krieger]]
| office3      = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] City Councillor
| term_start3  = 1999
| term_end3    = 2005
| party        = [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]
| alma_mater   = [[University of Victoria]]
| spouse       = Maura Parte
| children     = 2
| profession   = Communications consulting
}}

'''Rob Fleming''' (born November 11, 1971) is a Canadian [[politician]] who sat in the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] from [[2005 British Columbia general election|2005 provincial election]], when he defeated one-term Liberal Party incumbent, Sheila Orr, until 2024. Initially representing [[Victoria-Hillside]], he was re-elected in subsequent elections in the renamed constituency of [[Victoria-Swan Lake]]. A member of the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party]] (BC NDP), he was named to the cabinet of [[British Columbia]] in  July 2017 as Minister of Education, before assuming the post as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in November 2020, serving in that position until 2024. Prior to entering provincial politics, he was a [[Victoria City Council|city councillor]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] from 1999 to 2005.

In the [[38th Parliament of British Columbia|38th Parliament]] Fleming was the New Democrat critic for Advanced Education, sat on the Select Standing Committee on Education, and introduced two education-related private member bills: the ''Private Post-Secondary Accountability and Student Protection Act, 2007'' and the ''Restoring Credibility to Universities Act, 2008''. He was also assigned to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and introduced the ''Payday Lending Act, 2006'' which sought to regulate the conditions of [[payday loan]]s and led to the government adopting the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act'' a year later.

In the [[39th Parliament of British Columbia|39th Parliament]] Fleming became the NDP's environment critic. He introduced the ''Cosmetic Pesticide and Carcinogen Control Act'' and sat on the subsequent Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides which investigated potential bans or regulations on pesticides used for cosmetic purposes. Fleming also introduced the ''Species at Risk Protection Act'', after the government delayed a promise to review its species-at-risk legislation, and the ''Sustainable Development Indicators and Reporting Act, 2011'' which sought to create a Sustainable Development Board to report on provincial sustainability-related indicators. Fleming sat on the Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives which considered the petition seeking the repeal of the [[Harmonized Sales Tax]].

In the [[40th Parliament of British Columbia|40th Parliament]] Fleming was appointed to be the NDP's education critic. He introduced the private member bill ''Youth Voter Registration Act'' that would have allowed provisional voter registration of people between the ages of 16 and 18, a measure that was later adopted in 2019.