17 Facts About Andrew Wilkinson

Andrew Wilkinson was born on 1957 and is a Canadian politician.

Andrew Wilkinson is the former leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and served as the leader of British Columbia's Official Opposition from 2018 to 2020.

Andrew Wilkinson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and re-elected in 2017 and 2020, representing the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena.

Andrew Wilkinson led the party into the 2020 British Columbia general election, but lost the election to the NDP led by John Horgan, and resigned as leader shortly after.

Andrew Wilkinson's family migrated to Canada when he was four and he grew up in Kamloops.

Andrew Wilkinson was president of the BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Mountaineering Club in the early 1990s.

In 2006, after leaving his post as a deputy minister in Gordon Campbell's BC Liberal government, Andrew Wilkinson joined the Vancouver office of McCarthy Tetrault, a major national law firm, where he practised as a litigator.

Andrew Wilkinson served as the president of the BC Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001.

Andrew Wilkinson returned to the private sector in 2006, becoming a partner in the Litigation Group of McCarthy Tetrault.

Andrew Wilkinson remained active in Liberal politics in the intervening years, having served as riding president of federal MP Joyce Murray and briefly as BC campaign co-chair to Michael Ignatieff's federal election campaign.

The nomination was contested by Vancouver city councillor Suzanne Anton, but Andrew Wilkinson but won the nomination.

Andrew Wilkinson oversaw the designing of the BC Services Card to combine drivers' licenses and CareCards.

Once the BC Liberal Party leadership election was underway to replace Christy Clark, who had announced her resignation on July 28,2017, Andrew Wilkinson announced his candidacy on September 25.

Andrew Wilkinson made the announcement at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Coal Harbour with fellow BC Liberal MLAs Michelle Stilwell, Mary Polak and John Rustad, Doug Clovechok and Tom Shypitka endorsing him.

Andrew Wilkinson was eventually endorsed by 13 MLAs, the most of any candidate.

At its subsequent annual convention, the party under Andrew Wilkinson unveiled a new brand identity with the slogan "Opportunity for All of BC" to replace Clark's "Today's BC Liberals".

Andrew Wilkinson resigned as leader following the election, in which the BC Liberals lost 14 seats.