John Horgan (Canadian politician)
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John Horgan MLA |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
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Assumed office May 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Leader of the British Columbia 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 Langford-Juan de Fuca Juan de Fuca (2009-2017) Malahat-Juan de Fuca (2005-2009) |
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Assumed office May 17, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Kerr |
| 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, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ellie Horgan |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Langford, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Small Businessman |
John Horgan is the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and MLA for the constituency of 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 NDP in the 2011 leadership election, although he was ultimately not selected.
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. On May 29, 2017, it was announced that the the NDP and Green Party of British Columbia had reached an agreement in which the Greens would support an NDP minority government.
At 18 months' old Horgan’s father died, leaving his mother to raise him along with his three siblings. He worked multiple jobs to save money for university, including at a pulp mill in Ocean Falls. He earned his BA at Trent University (Ontario) in 1983 and married Ellie in 1984; the couple has two sons.
He waited tables at the Keg in Victoria before heading to Australia where he earned his master's degree in history at Sydney University in 1986. Returning to Canada he went to Ottawa and worked as a legislative assistant to Jim Manly, and later to Lynn Hunter. Horgan returned to Victoria in 1991 and became Ministerial Assistant to Dave Zirnhelt. In 1993 he was named Analyst, Policy Coordination Branch, Ministry of Government Services, and in 1996, Director at the Cabinet Policy and Communications Secretariat, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations. His positions from 1991 through 1998 saw him assume increasing responsibilities within government, including lead negotiator on the Columbian Basin Trust and as a participant on teams for the Columbia River Treaty and Land Use Plans. In 1998 he worked as a Director in the Crown Corporations Secretariat before going on to work at Columbia Power as Director of Corporate Affairs, focusing on getting Keenleyside and Brilliant dams repowered. In 1999 he was appointed Chief of Staff in the Office of Premier Dan Miller. His last job in government was at the level of Associate Deputy Minister working in the Ministry of Finance on energy projects. Following the change of government in 2001, Horgan went on to form Idea Works to do government liaison work with other former government staff. Horgan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.
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