British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. For three decades they dominated the British Columbian politicial scene, with the only break occuring between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the New Democratic Party of British Columbia was in power.

Party leaders

• Reverend Haskell (1951 - 1952 ?)
• W. A. C. Bennett (July 15, 1952-November 24, 1973) *
  
• William R. Bennett (November 24, 1973-July 30, 1986) *
  
• William Vander Zalm (July 30, 1986-April 1, 1991) *
  
• Rita Johnston (April 2, 1991-March 7, 1992) *
  
• Jack Weisgerber (interim) (March 7, 1992-November 6, 1993)
• Grace McCarthy (November 6, 1993-1994)
  
• Cliff Serwa (interim) (1994)
• Larry Gillanders (November 4, 1994-May 24, 1996)
  
• Ken Endean (interim) (1996)
• Eric Buckley (1996-October 2000)

Eric Buckley left Social Credit in October 2000 to join the British Columbia Party. The position of party leader has been vacant since that time.

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* = also served as Premier of British Columbia

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