Adrian Dix
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Adrian Dix MLA |
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Adrian Dix in 2013
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Kingsway |
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Assumed office May 17, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Rob Nijjar |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
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In office April 17, 2011 – May 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Dawn Black |
| Succeeded by | John Horgan |
| Leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party |
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In office April 17, 2011 – May 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Dawn Black |
| Succeeded by | John Horgan |
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April 20, 1964 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Renée Saklikar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Anglican |
Adrian Dix (born April 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician, serving as the MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia and as the former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election. Dix's decision in 2013 to be replaced as leader came following the party's disappointing result in the May 2013 provincial election which the NDP lost despite a 20-point lead in the polls prior to the election campaign.
Adrian Dix was born in Vancouver, to parents Ken and Hilda, immigrants from Ireland and Britain, respectively. His parents ran the Dix Insurance Agency Ltd. on West 41st Avenue in Vancouver until 2011 when his father retired and sold the business. Growing up in Vancouver, Dix was raised as an Anglican and attended both St. George's School and Point Grey Secondary. He then went on to study history and political science at the University of British Columbia. Dix has two siblings and currently lives in Vancouver with his wife Renée Saklikar, a poet and writer. Dix was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes in his 20s.
Fluently bilingual, Dix lived in France as a young man and then worked in Ottawa for NDP MP Ian Waddell.
He served as Chief of Staff to BC Premier Glen Clark from 1996 to 1999, a position from which he was dismissed for back-dating a memo to protect Clark from conflict-of-interest charges. Dix has said of this incident, "It was wrong, it was wrong. I’m out there and I’ve admitted it and people will judge. But I’m not trying to hide my mistake." This memo would later become a focus of a number of opposition BC Liberal Party ads in the 2013 provincial election.
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