Andrew Wilkinson (Canadian politician)

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The Honourable
Andrew Wilkinson
MLA
File:Wilkinson-Andrew.jpg
MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Premier Christy Clark
Preceded by Colin Hansen
Minister of Advanced Education
Assumed office
December 18, 2014
Premier Christy Clark
Preceded by Amrik Virk
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 1957/1958 (age 57-58)
Australia[1]
Political party BC Liberal Party
Alma mater University of Alberta (MD)
University of Oxford
Dalhousie University (LLB)
Profession Physician, lawyer and politician

Andrew Wilkinson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He is a former deputy minister of the British Columbia Ministry of Economic Development from 2001 to 2006[3] where he had responsibility for economic issues, trade and tourism. He also served as deputy minister for Intergovernmental Relations in the Premier's Office for two years.

Early life and education

Wilkinson was born in Australia. He immigrated to Canada at the age of four and grew up in Kamloops, B.C. Wilkinson graduated from the University of Alberta with his M.D.(with distinction). He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford in 1980, where he completed his first degree in law. He went on to receive his L.L.B. from Dalhousie University in 1987.

Prior to his election as MLA, Wilkinson was a partner in the Vancouver office of McCarthy Tétrault, a major national law firm, where he practiced in litigation. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2008. Prior to being called to the British Columbia bar in 1988, Wilkinson lived and worked as a doctor in Campbell River, Lillooet and Dease Lake. He has also served as president of the BC Civil Liberties Association from 1993 to 1995,[3] and the BC Mountaineering Club.

Politics

Wilkinson served as the president of the BC Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001.[3]

After defeating Suzanne Anton for the Liberal party nomination,[3] Wilkinson was then elected to represent the constituency of Vancouver-Quilchena in the 2013 provincial election. Premier Christy Clark appointed Wilkinson as the Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services on June 10, 2013 then shifted his appointment to Minister of Advanced Education on December 17, 2014.

Personal life

Wilkinson is married with three children and lives in Vancouver, B.C.[1] Wilkinson is past-president of the Vancouver Institute, spent five years co-chairing the Arts Umbrella Annual Fundraising campaign and has served on boards which includes the Canadian Tourism Commission, Tourism B.C., and the Federation of B.C. Mountain Clubs. He is a former president of the B.C. Mountaineering Club.

Electoral history

B.C. General Election 2013: Vancouver-Quilchena
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Wilkinson 14,496 64.32 -5.9
New Democratic Nicholas Scapillati 5,705 25.31 +4.57
Green Damian Kettlewell 1,667 7.40 -1.64
Conservative Bill Clarke 671 2.98 +2.98
Total Valid Votes 22,539 100
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout

References

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  2. ↑ "Vancouver: Eby defeats Clark in Point Grey, Sullivan takes False Creek". The Province, May 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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