This article is about the Australian-born Canadian politician. For other uses, see Andrew Wilkinson (disambiguation).
Andrew Wilkinson
KC
Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia
In office February 3, 2018 – November 21, 2020
Preceded by
Rich Coleman
Succeeded by
Shirley Bond
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Quilchena
In office May 14, 2013 – February 17, 2022
Preceded by
Colin Hansen
Succeeded by
Kevin Falcon
Leader of the BC Liberal Party
In office February 3, 2018 – November 23, 2020
Preceded by
Rich Coleman (interim)
Succeeded by
Shirley Bond (interim)
Attorney General of British Columbia
In office June 12, 2017 – July 17, 2017
Premier
Christy Clark
Preceded by
Suzanne Anton
Succeeded by
David Eby
Minister of Advanced Education
In office December 18, 2014 – June 12, 2017
Preceded by
Amrik Virk
Succeeded by
Linda Reid
Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
In office June 10, 2013 – December 17, 2014
Premier
Christy Clark
Preceded by
Ben Stewart
Succeeded by
Amrik Virk
Personal details
Born
1957 (age 66–67) Brisbane, Australia[1]
Political party
BC United Liberal Party of Canada (federal)
Residence(s)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater
Magdalen College, Oxford
University of Alberta (M.D.)
Dalhousie University
(LL.B.)
Profession
Physician
lawyer
doctor
Andrew WilkinsonKC is an Australian-born Canadian politician. He is the former leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party,[2] and served as the leader of British Columbia's Official Opposition. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and re-elected in 2017 and 2020.[3] He represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena.
Wilkinson 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 [4] 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,[5] 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 to 2003.[6]
Wilkinson led the BC Liberals during the 2020 British Columbia general election under the slogan Restore Confidence, Rebuild BC. The platform was centred on a temporary suspension of sales tax, expanded child care and seniors' housing, expanded infrastructure spending, and introducing competition in the auto insurance market.[7] The campaign was marked by controversies, including the ouster of Liberal candidate Laurie Throness, who compared birth control to eugenics, and sexist remarks made by Liberal candidate Jane Thornthwaite towards NDP MLA Bowinn Ma.[8][9][10] Wilkinson resigned as leader following the election, in which the BC Liberals lost 14 seats. On November 23, 2020, the BC Liberal Caucus elected Shirley Bond as interim leader.[11] On February 17, 2022, he resigned from the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to allow for newly-elected BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon to run in a by-election.[12]
^Chan, Cheryl (February 17, 2013). "Andrew Wilkinson beats Suzanne Anton as Vancouver-Quilchena candidate". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia News. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
^"Andrew Wilkinson elected leader of B.C. Liberals". CBC News, February 3, 2018.
^"Vancouver: Eby defeats Clark in Point Grey, Sullivan takes False Creek". The Province. May 15, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^"Andrew Wilkinson-Today's BC Liberals" Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. BC Liberal Website, April 8, 2017.
^Woo, Andrea (May 6, 2013). "Candidate Profile: Outdoor pursuits factor into Liberal candidate's political thinking". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^Smythe, Michael (September 4, 2001). "B.C.ers don't seem to mind a bit of bland for a change". The Province. p. A6.
^"BC Liberal Party Platform" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^MacLeod, Andrew (October 19, 2020). "The Woes of Andrew Wilkinson". The Tyee.
^"Vaughn Palmer: Liberals have stumbled through this campaign". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^Sajan, Bhinder (October 16, 2020). "BC Liberal leader facing internal backlash amid growing list of candidate controversies". CTV News.
^"BC Liberal caucus chooses Shirley Bond as interim leader | Globalnews.ca".
^Daflos, Penny (February 7, 2022). "Former B.C. Liberal leader vacating seat to make room for new leader, Kevin Falcon". CTV News. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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