John Horgan

John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician. He is the 36th and current Premier of British Columbia since July 2017. He has been leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party since 2014.

The Honourable John Horgan MLA
36th Premier of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office July 18, 2017
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Judith Guichon Janet Austin
Deputy	Carole James
Preceded by	Christy Clark
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office May 4, 2014 – July 18, 2017
Preceded by	Adrian Dix
Succeeded by	Christy Clark
Leader of the BC New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office May 4, 2014
Preceded by	Adrian Dix
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Malahat-Juan de Fuca
In office May 17, 2005 – May 12, 2009
Preceded by	Brian Kerr
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Juan de Fuca
In office May 12, 2009 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	riding established
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Langford-Juan de Fuca
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
Preceded by	riding established
Official Opposition House Leader
In office April 26, 2011 – March 18, 2014
Preceded by	Mike Farnworth
Succeeded by	Bruce Ralston
Opposition Energy Critic
In office April 26, 2011 – March 18, 2014
Preceded by	Doug Donaldson
Personal details
Born	John Joseph Horgan (1959-08-07) August 7, 1959 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	British Columbia New Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ellie Horgan
Children	2
Alma mater	Trent University (BA, 1983) University of Sydney (MA, 1986)
Occupation	Public servant, consultant

Following the leadership election, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for Energy, and Opposition House Leader.[1] He was replaced by Bruce Ralston as Opposition House Leader following his entry into the 2014 leadership election.