John Horgan

Who is John Horgan?

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.

Horgan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.

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".