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Sources say B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon to quit post

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British Columbia Finance Minister Kevin Falcon pauses while announcing he is stepping down from his cabinet post and that he won\'t seek re-election, during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER – Government sources say British Columbia Finance Minister Kevin Falcon will quit his post and won’t run in the next election.

Falcon has called a news conference for this morning in Vancouver and he’s currently in a meeting with his fellow Liberals.

Falcon came in second behind Premier Christy Clark during the Liberal Leadership race last year, just four percentage points behind.

He was appointed as finance minister in Clark’s cabinet, even though he told the media days earlier that it was a job he didn’t want.

Falcon, who represents the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale, was first elected in 2001 and then re-elected in 2005 and 2009.

He previously served as the minister of health and the minister of transportation.

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