John Horgan
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The Honourable John Horgan MLA |
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| 36th Premier of British Columbia | |
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Assumed office July 18, 2017 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Judith Guichon |
| Preceded by | Christy Clark |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
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In office May 4, 2014 – July 18, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Succeeded by | Christy Clark |
| Leader of the BC New Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office May 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Malahat-Juan de Fuca |
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In office May 17, 2005 – May 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Kerr |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Juan de Fuca |
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In office May 12, 2009 – May 9, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | riding established |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Langford-Juan de Fuca |
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Assumed office May 9, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Official Opposition House Leader | |
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In office April 26, 2011 – March 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Farnworth |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Ralston |
| Opposition Energy Critic | |
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In office April 26, 2011 – March 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Donaldson |
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August 7, 1959 Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Ellie Horgan |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Public servant, consultant |
John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician who is the 36th and current Premier of British Columbia since July 2017, leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and MLA for the constituency of Langford-Juan de Fuca in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.
In June 2006, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Energy and Mines in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet, having previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Education. In January 2011, he announced his candidacy for leadership of the BC NDP in the 2011 leadership election, finishing third.
Following the leadership election, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for Energy, and Opposition House Leader. He was replaced by Bruce Ralston as Opposition House Leader following his entry into the 2014 leadership election.
On March 17, 2014, he announced his candidacy in the 2014 leadership election, with the slogan "Real Leadership. For All BC". During the campaign he has talked at length about the necessity of balancing the need for jobs and resource development, while protecting BC's natural environment. Horgan was acclaimed to the position on May 1, 2014 and was officially inaugurated as party leader on May 5, 2014.
In the 2017 provincial election held on May 9, 2017, Premier Christy Clark's Liberal government was reduced to 43 seats, one seat short of a majority. On May 29, 2017, it was announced that the NDP and Green Party of British Columbia had reached an agreement in which the Greens would support an NDP minority government. Clark recalled the legislature in the coming weeks to seek its confidence in a Liberal government. Following a non-confidence motion on June 29, 2017, which was won by the NDP-Green alliance (44-42), Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon turned down Clark's request for a snap election, and invited the NDP to form a minority government, subsequently Horgan succeeded Clark as the 36th Premier of British Columbia.
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