Andrew Wilkinson (politician)
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Andrew Wilkinson Q.C., MLA |
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| Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia | |
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Assumed office February 3, 2018 |
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| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Rich Coleman |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Quilchena |
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Assumed office May 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Colin Hansen |
| Leader of the BC Liberal Party | |
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Assumed office February 3, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Rich Coleman (interim) |
| Attorney General of British Columbia | |
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In office June 12, 2017 – July 17, 2017 |
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| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Suzanne Anton |
| Succeeded by | David Eby |
| Minister of Advanced Education | |
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In office December 18, 2014 – June 12, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Amrik Virk |
| Succeeded by | Linda Reid |
| Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services | |
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In office June 10, 2013 – December 17, 2014 |
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| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Ben Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Amrik Virk |
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| Born | 1957/58 (age 59–61) Australia |
| Political party | BC Liberal Party |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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University of Alberta (MD) University of Oxford (BA) Dalhousie University (LLB) |
| Profession | Physician, lawyer and politician |
Andrew Wilkinson, Q.C. is a Canadian politician. He is the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and currently serves as the leader of BC's Legislative Official Opposition. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from June 12, 2017 until an NDP minority government was sworn in the following month. He previously served as Minister of Advanced Education from December 18, 2014 and the Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services from June 10, 2013. He was the deputy minister of the British Columbia Ministry of Economic Development from 2003 to 2006, where he was responsible for economic issues, trade and tourism. He also served as deputy minister for Intergovernmental Relations in the Premier's Office for two years from 2001-2003.
Wilkinson was born in Australia. He immigrated to Canada at the age of four and grew up in Kamloops, Wilkinson graduated from the University of Alberta with his M.D. (with distinction). He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford in 1980, where he completed he attended Magdalen College, and obtained his first degree in law. He went on to receive his L.L.B. from Dalhousie University in 1987.
Prior to his election as MLA, Wilkinson was a partner in the Vancouver office of McCarthy Tétrault, a major national law firm, where he practised as a litigator. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2008. Prior to being called to the British Columbia bar in 1988, Wilkinson lived and worked as a doctor in Campbell River, Lillooet and Dease Lake. He has also served as president of the BC Civil Liberties Association from 1993 to 1995, and the BC Mountaineering Club.
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