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His Excellency John Horgan | |
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 Horgan in 2017 | |
| Canadian Ambassador to Germany | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 8, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Isabelle Poupart (acting) |
| 36th Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office July 18, 2017 – November 18, 2022 | |
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| Preceded by | Christy Clark |
| Succeeded by | David Eby |
| Leader of the Opposition of British Columbia | |
| In office May 4, 2014 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Succeeded by | Christy Clark |
| Leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party | |
| In office May 4, 2014 – October 21, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Succeeded by | David Eby |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office May 17, 2005 – March 31, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Parmar |
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| Born | John Joseph Horgan August 7, 1959 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Political party | New Democratic |
| Spouse | Ellie Horgan |
| Children | 2 |
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John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who has been the Canadian ambassador to Germany since 2023. Horgan served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan was the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Langford-Juan de Fuca and its predecessors from 2005 to 2023.
Horgan was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] 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.[3] 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,[4] with the slogan "Real Leadership. For All BC".[5] During the campaign he talked at length about the necessity of balancing the need for jobs and resource development, while protecting BC's natural environment.[6] Horgan was acclaimed to the position on May 1, 2014, and was officially inaugurated as party leader on May 5, 2014.[7]
In the 2017 provincial election held on May 9, 2017, Premier Christy Clark's BC 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 a confidence and supply agreement in which the Greens would support an NDP minority government for four years.[8] After the legislature was recalled, Clark sought its confidence in the Liberal government. Following a non-confidence motion on June 29, 2017, which was won (44–42) by the combined votes of the NDP and Green members, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon turned down Clark's request for a snap election[9] and invited the NDP to form a minority government. Subsequently, Horgan succeeded Clark as the premier of British Columbia. Horgan was the first NDP premier of the province since Ujjal Dosanjh in 2001.
On September 21, 2020, Horgan called a snap election that was held on October 24. On November 8, with the final vote count completed, the NDP won a record 57 seats with the highest share of the popular vote in the party's history and formed a majority government for the first time since the 1996 general election.[10] The election result made Horgan British Columbia's first two-term NDP premier.[11] During his second term, Horgan became the longest serving BC NDP premier in the province's history.[12]
On June 28, 2022, Horgan announced that he would be stepping down as premier and NDP party leader once a new leader had been chosen.[13] Horgan was succeeded by David Eby on November 18, 2022. On November 1, 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Horgan would be appointed as Canada's ambassador to Germany.[14] Horgan presented his credentials to the German president on December 8.[15]
- ^ "John Horgan on Instagram: "My father was born in Ireland and I still have an Irish passport, so I've marked the occasion for as long as I can remember. I'll be..."". March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Juan de Fuca candidates and riding profile". Times Colonist. April 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ MacLeod, Andrew (April 26, 2011). "Dix announces BC NDP shadow cabinet". The Tyee. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ "John Horgan enters B.C. NDP leadership race with support of former leader". The Globe and Mail. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ http://www.teamhorgan.ca Archived March 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shaw, Rob (April 8, 2014). "NDP's Farnworth abandons leadership run to back Horgan (updated)". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on June 24, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ "John Horgan acclaimed new leader of B.C. NDP". CBC News. May 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ McElroy, Justin (May 29, 2017). "B.C. Green Party agrees to support NDP in the legislature". CBC News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ McElroy, Justin; Zussman, Richard (June 30, 2017). "Showdown at Government House: the meeting that ended 16 years of B.C. Liberal rule". CBC News. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Andrew, Weichel (November 8, 2020). "NDP winds 57 seats in final vote count of B.C. election". The Globe and Mail. CTV News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Schmunk, Rhianna (October 24, 2020). "B.C. NDP will form decisive majority government, CBC News projects". CBC News. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Baldrey, Keith (November 8, 2021). "Opinion: Amid cancer diagnosis, Premier John Horgan hits a BC NDP milestone". Burnaby Now. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "John Horgan to announce he will step down as B.C. premier". Global News. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Former B.C. premier John Horgan named Canada's next ambassador to Germany | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/jjhorgan/status/1733135435772109086". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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